Salmonella starts when bird food gets wet. That's how the bacteria grows on seed then it spreads through feces dropped in the same place. Salmonella is a fatal bacterial infection for birds and it's hitting siskins hard because they congregate around feeders, but the outbreak isn't species-specific. 24 мар. 2021 г.
Can you get sick from cleaning bird feeders?
Birds can carry germs like Salmonella while looking healthy and clean. Salmonella germs can spread between birds, to pets, and to people. You can get sick when you touch your mouth with unwashed hands after touching wild birds, bird feeders or bird baths, or your pets that have contact with wild birds.
How can a bird feeder make you sick?
The Salmonella bacteria are spread at feeders contaminated by feces, or by eating feed off the ground. Salmonella bacteria can also cause illness in humans and domestic animals. Sick birds cannot swallow feed because of an infection in the throat.
What diseases can you get from bird feeders?
He says many avian diseases — including conjunctivitis, avian pox, trichomoniasis and salmonellosis — have historically been linked to congregations at bird feeders. Salmonellosis most often affects goldfinches, evening grosbeaks and house finches.
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