Avian influenza in pigeons
Other names: Influenza، Flu
Symptoms
- Pigeons are usually relatively resistant and rarely show symptoms
- In rare cases: neurological symptoms and death
How it spreads
Contact with infected poultry/wild birds.
Diagnosis
PCR in an official laboratory (a notifiable disease).
Treatment
Treatment is prohibited - report to the General Organization for Veterinary Services.
Prevention
Separate pigeons from poultry and ducks, netting to keep out wild birds.
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Paramyxovirus (pigeon Newcastle disease)
- Pigeon pox
- Adenovirus type 1 (classical)
- Adenovirus type 2 (necrotizing hepatitis)
- Circovirus (pigeon circovirus)
- Young Bird Sickness syndrome (YBS)
- Herpes (pigeon herpesvirus)
- Pigeon rotavirus