Reasonable Rascal
02-13-03, 21:25
UNEXPLAINED DEATH, PIGEONS - USA (TX)
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A ProMED-mail post
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003
From: Pablo Nart
Source: GoSanAngelo COM, 13 Feb 2003 [edited]
<http://www.gosanangelo.com/sast/news_local/article/0,1897,SAST_4956_1742121,00.html>
Live pigeon needed to test for illness
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The City of San Angelo Animal Service wants to have a live pigeon tested after receiving several reports of pigeons quickly dying in downtown San Angelo, Texas.
Animal Service director Leslie Hart said the department has received 5 or 6 calls in the last 24 to 48 hours from citizens who have seen "disoriented" pigeons that soon died. Witnesses described the pigeons as "trying to fly, but can't," and that "can't find their balance," Hart said.
Animal services wants to capture a live pigeon that shows such signs, Hart said. Once captured, the pigeon would be tested by a local veterinarian.
"We don't know what it is, and we just want to get it checked out," she said. "to run the test."
[Byline: Matt Phinney]
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[Such incidents are rather common -- mostly with a toxicological background, though infectious agents cannot be ruled out. We have decided to post the item in view of the current need for increased
vigilance. - Mod.AS]
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A ProMED-mail post
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003
From: Pablo Nart
Source: GoSanAngelo COM, 13 Feb 2003 [edited]
<http://www.gosanangelo.com/sast/news_local/article/0,1897,SAST_4956_1742121,00.html>
Live pigeon needed to test for illness
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The City of San Angelo Animal Service wants to have a live pigeon tested after receiving several reports of pigeons quickly dying in downtown San Angelo, Texas.
Animal Service director Leslie Hart said the department has received 5 or 6 calls in the last 24 to 48 hours from citizens who have seen "disoriented" pigeons that soon died. Witnesses described the pigeons as "trying to fly, but can't," and that "can't find their balance," Hart said.
Animal services wants to capture a live pigeon that shows such signs, Hart said. Once captured, the pigeon would be tested by a local veterinarian.
"We don't know what it is, and we just want to get it checked out," she said. "to run the test."
[Byline: Matt Phinney]
--
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[Such incidents are rather common -- mostly with a toxicological background, though infectious agents cannot be ruled out. We have decided to post the item in view of the current need for increased
vigilance. - Mod.AS]