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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)

Synonym(s)

  • psittacosis

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URI

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

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