Title |
Zoonoses in pet birds: review and perspectives
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Published in |
Veterinary Research, May 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1297-9716-44-36 |
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Authors |
Geraldine Boseret, Bertrand Losson, Jacques G Mainil, Etienne Thiry, Claude Saegerman |
Abstract |
Pet birds are a not-so-well known veterinarian's clientship fraction. Bought individually or in couples, as families often do (which is a lucrative business for pet shops or local breeders) or traded (sometimes illegally) for their very high genetic or exotic value, these birds, commonly canaries, parakeets or parrots, are regularly sold at high prices. These animals, however, are potential carriers and/or transmitters of zoonotic diseases. Some of them could have an important impact on human health, like chlamydophilosis, salmonellosis or even highly pathogenic avian influenza A H5N1. This review paper, although non exhaustive, aims at enlightening, by the description of several cases of bird-human transmission, the risks encountered by bird owners, including children. Public health consequences will be discussed and emphasis will be made on some vector-borne diseases, known to be emergent or which are underestimated, like those transmitted by the red mite Dermanyssus gallinae. Finally, biosecurity and hygiene, as well as prevention guidelines will be developed and perspectives proposed. |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 29% |
United States | 2 | 29% |
Comoros | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 2 | 29% |
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Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 14% |
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Italy | 3 | 1% |
Brazil | 2 | <1% |
Argentina | 1 | <1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 219 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 35 | 15% |
Student > Bachelor | 28 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 12% |
Researcher | 24 | 11% |
Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 6% |
Other | 37 | 16% |
Unknown | 62 | 27% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 55 | 24% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 42 | 19% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 8% |
Environmental Science | 14 | 6% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 4% |
Other | 21 | 9% |
Unknown | 67 | 30% |