Re: Conjunctivitis in Titmice?

Roger Stone (rogs@erols.com)
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 22:18:59 -0400 

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This is going to sound naive, but I've never had a reason to think about =
it before.  A friend of mine has House Finches with the disease.  A few =
days ago he went out to fill his feeder and one of them just sat there =
without spooking.  He said he could have reached out and picked it off =
the feeder.  Eventually it flew away, but he found it kind of weird.

His questions to me, and therefore mine to you experts out there:  Can =
humans get sick as a result of coming in contact with diseased avians?  =
And since it's heartbreaking to see these crusty birds, is there =
anything to be done, or is Ma Nature just doing her job to ease =
overpopulation.  And if that's the case, how come she isn't ticked-off =
at Starlings and House Sparrows too?

Roger Stone
Germantown, MD
rogs@erols.com
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Paula Sullivan <paulas@erols.com>
    To: mdosprey@ARI.Net <mdosprey@ARI.Net>
    Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 9:25 PM
    Subject: Conjunctivitis in Titmice?
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    I was alarmed to see a Tufted Titmouse at my feeder today with what
    appeared to be the House Finch disease, mycoplasma gallisepticum. I =
have
    had House Finches at my feeders with the disease for the last few =
years,
    but have never seen swollen, crusty eyes in a Titmouse. I know there =
is
    an avian eye disease which causes warty lesions called avian pox, =
but
    this bird's eye seemed to be swollen shut, just like the afflicted =
House
    Finches. The bird's plumage looked rough and disheveled, as well.  =
Is
    anyone else seeing anything like this?
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    Paula Sullivan
    Alexandria, VA
    paulas@erols.com

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This is going to sound naive, but I've never = had a=20 reason to think about it before.  A friend of mine has House = Finches with=20 the disease.  A few days ago he went out to fill his feeder and one = of them=20 just sat there without spooking.  He said he could have reached out = and=20 picked it off the feeder.  Eventually it flew away, but he found it = kind of=20 weird.
 
His questions to me, and therefore mine to = you experts=20 out there:  Can humans get sick as a result of coming in contact = with=20 diseased avians?  And since it's heartbreaking to see these crusty = birds,=20 is there anything to be done, or is Ma Nature just doing her job to ease = overpopulation.  And if that's the case, how come she isn't = ticked-off at=20 Starlings and House Sparrows too?
 
Roger Stone
Germantown, MD
rogs@erols.com
-----Original = Message-----
From:=20 Paula Sullivan <paulas@erols.com>
To: = mdosprey@ARI.Net <mdosprey@ARI.Net>
Date:=20 Tuesday, October 13, 1998 9:25 PM
Subject: = Conjunctivitis in=20 Titmice?

I was alarmed to see a Tufted Titmouse = at my=20 feeder today with what
appeared to be the House Finch disease, = mycoplasma=20 gallisepticum. I have
had House Finches at my feeders with the = disease=20 for the last few years,
but have never seen swollen, crusty eyes = in a=20 Titmouse. I know there is
an avian eye disease which causes warty = lesions=20 called avian pox, but
this bird's eye seemed to be swollen shut, = just=20 like the afflicted House
Finches. The bird's plumage looked rough = and=20 disheveled, as well.  Is
anyone else seeing anything like=20 this?

Paula Sullivan
Alexandria, VA
paulas@erols.com= 

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