[CT Birds] outbreak of Salmonella among the redpolls

[MJPM3 at aol.com]

Hi, I just copies this from Northern NY Birds for those feeding  redpolls.
 
Hello All,
Seems there is another outbreak of Salmonella among the  redpolls
downstate New York Here's a note(below) from Ward Stone(NYS  Wildlife
Pathologist)with some advice.

Brian McAllister
Saranac  Lake

"The redpolls are suffering from a Salmonella outbreak that  is
transmitted by fecal contamination and feeders are easy way for this
to  take place. Wear gloves and take the feeder down and put it
in a solution of  5% household bleach (eg. Chlorox) for several hours
to kill the Salmonella.  Then don't feed the birds for two weeks to
prevent transmission at your site.  Others in your area should do the
same. Cats eating birds with Salmonella may  be infected and have
severe enteritis. These outbreaks are hard to stop as  the redpolls
are
moving from place to place and thousands can die in one  of these
outbreaks.

It is also helpful to disinfect the ground and  with precautions
remove
the spilled seeds. Keep me posted on this out  break. Usually these
outbreaks involve several states, and I plan to talk  about this on my
radio show."

Ward B. Stone, B.A., M.S., Sc. D.  (Hon.)
Wildlife Pathologist,
Adjunct Professor, SUNY Cobleskill
Adjunct  Professor, College of Saint Rose
NYS Dept. Environmental  Conservation
Wildlife Pathology Unit
108 Game Farm Road
Delmar, NY  12054
wbstone AT gw.dec.state.ny.us
(518) 478-3032


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