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  • Title: The elusive source of psittacosis in the Arctic.
    Author: Hildes JA, Parker WL, Delaat A, Stackiw W, Wilt JC.
    Journal: Can Med Assoc J; 1965 Nov 27; 93(22):1154-5. PubMed ID: 5844422.
    Abstract:
    Eskimos and Arctic Indians have a high incidence of psittacosis antibodies. The following Arctic birds were therefore examined in an endeavour to find the reservoir of infection: snow geese in their Arctic nesting grounds; migrating geese in the spring and in the fall; ptarmigan, raven, and snow bunting on the Arctic Circle in the late winter. Psittacosis virus was not recovered from any of the birds examined, but a percentage of migrating geese had psittacosis antibodies. The source of human and avian antibodies in the Arctic remains elusive.
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