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| Urban pest birds promote the transmission of several hundred types of disease, infections and illnesses. Buildings infested with pest birds place the buildings occupants, customers and maintenance workers at risk. These nuisance birds: pigeons, starlings, crows, house sparrows and nuisance gulls, to mention only a few, transmit disease in four ways 1. Food and water contaminated with feces. 2. Inhalation of contaminated dust often brought into the building through air handling systems. 3. Transference by parasites associated with nuisance birds, i.e., fleas, ticks, mites and other ectoparasites. 4. Direct contact with feces.
Contamination of Food and Manufactured Goods Droppings, feathers, and debris from birds roosting overhead in warehouses or factories can contaminate food that is being packaged or stored. Transference of contaminates can start at any warehouse and spread anywhere which is why it is so important to keep all buildings bird free. Air Handling Equipment Many "sick" buildings have traced there problems to birds. Contaminated dust is often brought into a building through air handling equipment. With over sixty diseases attributed to birds, its more important that ever to keep rooftops and air conditioning & heating equipment bird free. Transference by Parasites Fleas, ticks, mites and other ectoparasites thrive in and around bird nestings and accumulated droppings. These pests than infiltrate buildings and spread diseases through numerous methods. Because of this, cleanup of bird infested sites should be the first priority and completed before a full barrier program is completed. All bird droppings should be considered hazardous waste! Cleanup & disposal should only be completed with protective clothing and droppings disposed of properly. Direct contact with feces. Bird droppings anywhere should be considered hazardous waste. Any direct contact can spread disease.
Diseases:Bacterial: Paratyphoid, Vibriosis, Salmonellosis, Listeriosis and Pasteurellosis. Viral: Encephalitis, Meningitis, Newcastle Disease, St. Louis Encephalitis and West Nile Encephalitis. Mycotic: Histoplasmosis, Candidiasis, Sarcosporidiosias and Blastomycosis. Protozoal: Toxoplasmosis, Trichomoniasis and American Trypansomiasis. |
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