Polly can make you sick: pet bird-associated diseases.
Pet birds can harbor diseases that can be transmitted to their owners. This review describes the presentation, evaluation, and basic treatment of infectious syndromes caused by these bacterial, viral, protozoal, fungal, and parasitic zoonoses.
Jorn
Keels S
KS
Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. jorn.keels@mayo.edu
Thompson
Kristine M
KM
Larson
Jan M
JM
Blair
Janis E
JE