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Psittacosis Outbreak among Workers at Chicken Slaughter Plants, Virginia and Georgia, USA, 2018

. 2019 Nov;25(11):2143-2145. doi: 10.3201/eid2511.190703. Psittacosis Outbreak among Workers at Chicken Slaughter Plants, Virginia and Georgia, USA, 2018 Kelly A ShawChristine M SzablewskiStephanie KellnerLaura KornegayPatricia BairSkyler BrennanAudrey KunkesMeredith DavisOlivia L McGovernJonas WinchellMiwako KobayashiNancy BurtonMarie A de PerioJulie GabelCherie DrenzekJulia MurphyCaroline HolsingerLaurie Forlano

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Psittacosis Outbreak among Workers at Chicken Slaughter Plants, Virginia and Georgia, USA, 2018

Kelly A Shaw et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Nov.

. 2019 Nov;25(11):2143-2145. doi: 10.3201/eid2511.190703. Authors Kelly A ShawChristine M SzablewskiStephanie KellnerLaura KornegayPatricia BairSkyler BrennanAudrey KunkesMeredith DavisOlivia L McGovernJonas WinchellMiwako KobayashiNancy BurtonMarie A de PerioJulie GabelCherie DrenzekJulia MurphyCaroline HolsingerLaurie Forlano

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Abstract

During August-October, 2018, an outbreak of severe respiratory illness was reported among poultry slaughter plant workers in Virginia and Georgia, USA. A multiorganizational team investigated the cause and extent of illness, determined that the illness was psittacosis, and evaluated and recommended controls for health hazards in the workplace to prevent additional cases.

Keywords: Chlamydia psittaci; Georgia; United States; Virginia; bacteria; chicken slaughter plants; chickens; disease outbreaks; occupational health; psittacosis; respiratory infections; workers; zoonoses.

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