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Pigeon droppings appear to be the most important source of the disease fungus Cryptococcus neoformans in the environment. The fungus is typically found in accumulations of droppings around roosting and nesting sites, for example, attics, cupolas, ledges and water towers.
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www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hbb&bdrp.htm
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A page about ... Another disease associated with pigeon droppings is cryptococcosis, which is yet another lung infection. Pigeon droppings are a common source of the disease fungus Cryptococcus neoformans in the environment.
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www.aaanimalcontrol.com/bird-dropping-removal.htm
www.aaanimalcontrol.com/bird-dropping-removal.htm
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Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease that can be associated with pigeon droppings. This disease is also found in soils around the world. ... Even though the risk of contracting a disease from pigeon droppings is fairly minimal in healthy people, it is prudent to take appropriate precautions during clean-up.
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www.amer-tech.com/page3-25/PigeonDroppings
www.amer-tech.com/page3-25/PigeonDroppings
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Pigeon droppings are known to constitute a highly potent source of antigens involved in the interstitial pulmonary disease known as `pigeon breeder's lung'. ...
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1713186/
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Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease contracted through airborne spores in pigeon droppings. If pigeons have been on your roof for a while, these spores can even infect the soil in your garden down below. Its symptoms may be anything from a mild influenza to blood abnormalities and fever, or even death.
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www.unitedwildlife.com/AnimalsPigeons.html
www.unitedwildlife.com/AnimalsPigeons.html
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Repeating live Pigeon traps used for catching pigeons without harming them. ... We had lots of pigeons--at least 150. They would roost in the barn up on beams and leave pigeon droppings all over the place, including in our horses water. I received the trap quickly and it was easy to set up.
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www.birdcontrolsupplies.com/pigeontraps.htm
www.birdcontrolsupplies.com/pigeontraps.htm
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There's a bit of a flap over testing to determine if pigeon droppings found on the Allegheny County Courthouse's window ledges, ... The testing by the county Health Department was ordered last month after a county employee who works on the fifth floor was diagnosed with the rare lung disease cryptococcosis, which is caused by...
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www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20001004pigeon2.asp
www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20001004pigeon2.asp
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The C neoformans var neoformans is the most common variety in the United States and other temperate climates throughout the world and is found in aged pigeon droppings. ... Of the 19 species that comprise the genus Cryptococcus, human disease is associated with only C neoformans. Animal models provide much of the...
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www.emedicine.com/med/topic482.htm
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Feral pigeons build their nests in or on buildings and other structures like bridges. Fouling of these structures is inevitable. This is not only unsightly but may also have destructive effecs from feral pigeon droppings.
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www.tameside.gov.uk/corpgen1/pigeons.htm
www.tameside.gov.uk/corpgen1/pigeons.htm
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