A fatal case of psittacosis in Slovakia, January 2006

E Kovácová; J Majtán; R Botek; T Bokor; H Blaškovicová; M Solavová; M Ondicová; J Kazár

doi:10.2807/esw.12.31.03244-en

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A fatal case of psittacosis in Slovakia, January 2006
E Kovácová , J Majtán , R Botek , T Bokor , H Blaškovicová , M Solavová , M Ondicová , J Kazár
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Citation style for this article: Kovácová E, Majtán J, Botek R, Bokor T, Blaškovicová H, Solavová M, Ondicová M, Kazár J. A fatal case of psittacosis in Slovakia, January 2006. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(31):pii=3244. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.31.03244-en

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Abstract

We describe a fatal case of psittacosis in a pet shop worker in Slovakia, who probably contracted the disease from exotic birds. The patient showed first symptoms in December 2005 and died in January 2006 of irreversible shock and multi-organ failure.