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A propósito de um caso de psitacose observado no Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Revisão sumária sôbre o assunto

The authors make a short review on the pioneers works about psittacosis and about the change of the taxonomic position of the infective agent - first considered as a virus - and its present conception as bacteria. They refer to five other cases described in Brazil and present a new case of the typhoid-like form of human psittacosis.


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