Open AccessA psittacosis outbreak in Belgian customs officers
Author(s) -
K De Schrijver
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.00.00.00173-en
Subject(s) - psittacosis , outbreak , ornithosis , officer , atypical pneumonia , medicine , pneumonia , family medicine , virology , law , political science
In March 1994, health authorities in Antwerp, Belgium, were informed that a member of a team of 15 customs officers had developed psittacosis. The customs officer concerned had been admitted to hospital with pneumonia 10 days after exposure to parakeets t