Salmonella and Salmonellosis in Wild Birds
Paul Wigley · 2024
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Paul Wigley, a solo author, reviews Salmonella in wild birds in a 2024 paper. The bacterium infects people and farm animals, and wild birds were long blamed as a main source for livestock. Newer evidence softens that picture: birds more often recycle germs already on farms than import them. Still, bird droppings can reach people directly, or through foods such as peanut butter, and garden bird tables carry their own risks.
Most infected birds carry the germ in the gut without falling ill, shedding it as they go. Some strains, though, have turned deadly for their hosts: songbird die-offs now occur across several continents, and a pigeon strain kills heavily. Genetic signs show these strains adapting to single bird hosts, losing genes they no longer need. Vigilance at feeders and in food handling is the practical advice.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Paul Wigley |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |