DOMESTIC BIRDS AS CARRIERS OF THE RICKETTSIA OF Q FEVER IN THE TURKMEN S.S.R.,

Abstract

Microbiological and serological investigation confirmed the theory of the epidemiologists as to the source and manner of infection of Q fever--the eating of raw eggs. The fact of the isolation of a strain of rickettsiae from cocks, the shell and shell-membrane of eggs, described in this article, showed that chickens appear to be a possible reservoir of the infective agent of Q fever and that in this actual case their part in the epidemiology of the disease is beyond doubt. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1957
Accession Number
AD0680375

Entities

People

  • A. A. Pchelkina
  • Z. M. Zhmaeva

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bacterial Infections And Mycoses
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Domestic
  • Epidemiology
  • Infection
  • Membranes
  • Q Fever
  • Reservoirs
  • Wound Infections

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies