title: Polly can make you sick: pet bird-associated diseases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. jorn.keels@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Keels S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Jorn
authors.forename: Kristine M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Jan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Janis E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Blair