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Health hazards posed by feral pigeons.
Daniel Haag-Wackernagel,H Moch +1 more
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Although feral pigeons pose sporadic health risks to humans, the risk is very low, even for humans involved in occupations that bring them into close contact with nesting sites, and the immunocompromised patient may have a nearly 1000-fold greater risk of acquiring mycotic disease from feral pigeon and their excreta than does the general population.About:
This article is published in Journal of Infection.The article was published on 2004-05-01. It has received 177 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Feral pigeon & Population.read more
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Cryptococcus neoformans Mates on Pigeon Guano: Implications for the Realized Ecological Niche and Globalization
TL;DR: Pigeon guano supported the growth of both species, and a brown pigment related to melanin, a key virulence factor, was produced, suggesting that an ancestral Cryptococcus strain gained the ability to sexually reproduce in pigeon guano and then swept the globe.
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Compendium of Measures to Control Chlamydia psittaci Infection Among Humans (Psittacosis) and Pet Birds (Avian Chlamydiosis), 2017.
Gary Balsamo,Angela M. Maxted,Joanne W. Midla,Julia M. Murphy,Ron Wohrle,Thomas M. Edling,Pilar H. Fish,Keven Flammer,Denise Hyde,Preeta K. Kutty,Miwako Kobayashi,Bettina Helm,Brit Oiulfstad,Branson W. Ritchie,Mary Grace Stobierski,Karen Ehnert,Thomas N. Tully +16 more
TL;DR: This compendium provides information about psittacosis and avian chlamydiosis to public health officials, physicians, veterinarians, the pet bird industry, and others concerned with controlling these diseases and protecting public health.
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Chlamydial infections in feral pigeons in Europe: review of data and focus on public health implications.
Simone Magnino,Daniel Haag-Wackernagel,Ila Geigenfeind,S. Helmecke,Alenka Dovč,Estella Prukner-Radovčić,E. Residbegović,Vlatko Ilieski,Karine Laroucau,Manuela Donati,S. Martinov,Erhard F. Kaleta +11 more
TL;DR: Education initiatives as to the communication of a health risk resulting from contact with pigeons and pigeon excreta should primarily be targeted at individuals who may be exposed to C. psittaci-contaminated dust, such as demolition/construction workers.
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Chlamydophila psittaci infections in humans during an outbreak of psittacosis from poultry in Germany.
Wolfgang Gaede,Karl-Friedrich Reckling,B. Dresenkamp,S. Kenklies,Evelyn Schubert,U. Noack,H.M. Irmscher,C. Ludwig,Helmut Hotzel,Konrad Sachse +9 more
TL;DR: The findings of the present study demonstrate the high zoonotic potential of avian chlamydiae.
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Fungi and the urban environment: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the role of fungi in urban ecosystems is presented, highlighting the potential for fungal conservation in cities if their ecology can be understood and communicated to land managers.
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Diseases of poultry.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe symptoms, treatments, and prevention methods for numerous diseases and parasites afflicting poultry, including worms, worms, and parasites, such as worms and worms.
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H9N2 Influenza Viruses Possessing H5N1-Like Internal Genomes Continue To Circulate in Poultry in Southeastern China
Yi Guan,Kennedy F. Shortridge,Scott Krauss,P. S. Chin,K. C. Dyrting,Trevor M. Ellis,Robert G. Webster,Robert G. Webster,Malik Peiris +8 more
TL;DR: Experimental studies showed that both H9N2 lineages were primarily spread by the aerosol route and that neither quail nor chickens showed evidence of disease, suggesting that they are in the process of adapting to a new host.
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A New Shiga Toxin 2 Variant (Stx2f) from Escherichia coli Isolated from Pigeons
TL;DR: The occurrence of a new Stx2 variant in STEC from pigeons enlarges the pool of Stx 2 variants and raises the question whether horizontal gene transfer to E. coli pathogenic to humans may occur.
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What Makes Cryptococcus neoformans a Pathogen
TL;DR: This work discusses the current knowledge of the characteristics C. neoformans must possess to enter the host and establish progressive disease: basic growth requirements and virulence factors, such as the polysaccharide capsule.
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Pathogenicity of a Hong Kong–Origin H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus for Emus, Geese, Ducks, and Pigeons
L. E. L. Perkins,David E. Swayne +1 more
TL;DR: The results imply that emus and geese are susceptible to i.n. inoculation with the HK/220 virus, whereas ducks and pigeons are more resistant, probably played a minimal epidemiologic role in the perpetuation of the H5N1 Hong Kong–origin influenza viruses.