Birds in Quarantine at PetSmart Stores
The Georgia Department of Agriculture issued a 45-day quarantine order for birds at all PetSmart stores in Georgia, as well as a Superpetz store in Martinez, due to psittacosis, a bird disease that can be transmitted to humans.
Humans can get psittacosis, a bacterial disease, by inhaling dried bird droppings. The disease primarily affects parrots, parakeets and other members of the parrot family. In rare cases it can infect poultry.
James Willis posted at 1/01/2008 10:10:00 AM
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This story is really sad! I hope it raises awareness so that the owners of these birds know to seek medical attention before it is too late. Also, I hope it raises awareness of the fact that there are currently over 60 diseases that birds can pass on to humans (and some of them are fatal). I think that all the press speculating when avian bird flu will be easily transmittable to humans has made people assume that birds don't already transmit dangerous diseases to people but they do. If you're at all interested in birds please check out my blog. Thanks :)
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