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Exotic birds quarantined after outbreak of disease
Posted 5:30 PM, September 23, 2016, by Ty Shesky
WYOMING, Mich. -- As many as 80 birds may be infected with a deadly disease called psittacosis at a West Michigan exotic bird store.
Casa La Parrot in Wyoming discovered the disease more than two weeks ago. "It likely came from a boarder," says Jessica Oegema, store manager at Casa La Parrot, "but we can't really trace it to the exact location or who it was. So as an added precaution, we put up a wall in the boarding area to separate them from the rest of the birds and we're going to start asking everybody to have their bird tested for psittacosis along with a couple of other diseases if they wish to board with us."
Oegema says her birds have been taking medication for two weeks and are likely no longer contagious to other birds. And she is certain they are no longer contagious to humans...
Exotic birds quarantined after outbreak of disease
Posted 5:30 PM, September 23, 2016, by Ty Shesky
WYOMING, Mich. -- As many as 80 birds may be infected with a deadly disease called psittacosis at a West Michigan exotic bird store.
Casa La Parrot in Wyoming discovered the disease more than two weeks ago. "It likely came from a boarder," says Jessica Oegema, store manager at Casa La Parrot, "but we can't really trace it to the exact location or who it was. So as an added precaution, we put up a wall in the boarding area to separate them from the rest of the birds and we're going to start asking everybody to have their bird tested for psittacosis along with a couple of other diseases if they wish to board with us."
Oegema says her birds have been taking medication for two weeks and are likely no longer contagious to other birds. And she is certain they are no longer contagious to humans...