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Preferred term

ornithosis  

Definition

  • Psittacosis—also known as parrot fever, and ornithosis—is a zoonotic infectious disease in humans caused by a bacterium called Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from infected parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels, and budgerigars, and from pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of birds. (Wikipedia)

Entry terms

  • psittacosis

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-V0SR2TP9-Z

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