title: An outbreak of psittacosis.
abstract: An outbreak of chlamydia infection affecting seven people from a small town in Grampian is described. The origin of the outbreak seemed to be a local pet shop. The difficulties of diagnosis and tracing the connections with the pet shop are discussed. The clinical histories of the seven patients are described including those of the two who died.
authors.affiliation: Keith Health Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Hutchison
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomason
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Herd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016358:Contact Tracing; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000453:epidemiology*