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    Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/sweden-...utbreak-56886/


    Sweden reports ?parrot disease? outbreak
    by News Desk
    March 20, 2019


    Swedish public health authorities, Folkhalsomyndigheten, is reporting (computer translated) an outbreak of psittacosis, or parrot disease, since November 2018.

    According to officials, some 60 cases have been reported from the regions of V?stra G?taland, Kalmar, J?nk?ping and Sk?ne. This is the highest number of cases reported in one winter in two decades.

    Those who have now fallen ill have mainly come into contact with bird droppings from wild birds, for example through the handling of bird tables and other outdoor activities. A smaller number are believed to have been infected by domestic birds (parrots) in cages...
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