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Highly contagious virus detected among urban pigeons
August 28, 2022 by
Dozens of dead pigeons have been found in several areas of the city, writes the City Environment Agency in Oslo municipality Facebook.
– The Norwegian Food Safety Authority, in collaboration with the Veterinary Institute, has carried out analyzes which confirm that the examined pigeons have been infected by a virus.
The virus that has been found goes by the name “paramyxovirus-1”.
Although there has been no evidence of infection from birds to humans, the agency advises against feeding the pigeons, especially where they are usually fed...
Highly contagious virus detected among urban pigeons
August 28, 2022 by
Dozens of dead pigeons have been found in several areas of the city, writes the City Environment Agency in Oslo municipality Facebook.
– The Norwegian Food Safety Authority, in collaboration with the Veterinary Institute, has carried out analyzes which confirm that the examined pigeons have been infected by a virus.
The virus that has been found goes by the name “paramyxovirus-1”.
Although there has been no evidence of infection from birds to humans, the agency advises against feeding the pigeons, especially where they are usually fed...