Wednesday, June 23, 2010

The Dove is The Bacterial Bearer

Results of the newest research in Spain found dove birds at least carried two kinds insects of illness germs. For birds, the bacteria did not endanger, but could threaten the health of human.

"The animal that berhabitat close to the community's residence could become the dangerous pathogen warehouse," explained the management of the Fernando Esperon study from the Centre of Health Research  Fauna in Madrid.

From his research, against 118 birds that were caught in Madrid, 52.6% brought two species of bedbugs, that is chlamydophila psittaci and campylobacter jejuni. According to Esperon, affected humankind the infection chlamydophila psittaci the sign was initially seen like common flu that could have a point in pneumonia, whereas campylobacter jenuni was one of the main causes of acute diarrhoea all over the world.

"This data better become the foundation of consideration for controlling population of dove birds in urban areas," said the team of the researcher in the Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica Journal. (Reuters Life/*/X-5)

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