[CT Birds] outbreak of Salmonella among the redpolls

[Jonathan Matthews]

Is this something I need to worry about if redpolls do not visit my
feeder?  I live in a pretty dense suburb and I have never had a
redpoll on my feeder.  I guess I'm asking if this outbreak effects any
other species.

On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 1:32 PM,  <MJPM3 at aol.com> wrote:
> 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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