賓頓一雀鳥店售「病雀」可令人類感染鸚鵡熱病

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2017年8月18日 10:15

Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) are seen inside their cage at The Kamala Nehru Zoolgical Garden in Ahmedabad on January 3, 2009. Cockatiel are the smallest and genuinely miniature cockatoo endemic to Australia. They are prized as a household pet throughout the world and are relatively easy to breed. As a caged bird Cockatiels are second only in popularity to the Budgerigar. Generally, well-socialized birds are gentle and friendly. Some cockatiels enjoy physical contact, lending themselves well to taming. Many cockatiel owners develop regular bonding rituals with their animals, engaging in preening, scratching, and even petting. A cockatiel that wishes to be petted will often lower his head or nibble at the owner's fingers to indicate that it wishes to have its head and neck scratched (two places it can't easily scratch on its own), and will emit a low squawk to show its pleasure. Cockatiels which are hand-fed and purchased from a young age are more readily suited for physical contact. AFP PHOTO/Sam PANTHAKY

■雞尾鸚鵡若帶有禽衣原體病，可令人類患上鸚鵡熱病。資料圖片

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賓頓市一個家庭式雀鳥店出售的雞尾鸚鵡（Cockatiel）經檢驗後，證實帶有禽衣原體病（Avian Chlamydiosis），可以令人類患上鸚鵡熱病（Psittacosis）。皮爾區公共衛生局暫時未接到有人染病的個案，並相信公共安全的風險很低，但呼籲近日曾透過網上買鸚鵡的民眾，應帶雀鳥檢查。
皮爾區公共衛生局表示，市民如果最近直接向賓頓市的一個家庭式雀鳥店或透過Kijiji網站購買雀鳥，又或家中飼養的雀鳥曾經與上述雀鳥接觸，都應該帶雀鳥到獸醫進行檢查。帶有禽衣原體病菌的雀鳥可能很健康，但仍然會不斷傳播細菌。患病的雀鳥也可以經抗生素治療。
近日購買雀鳥的民眾如果出現發燒、肌肉疼痛和乾咳的病徵，應向家庭醫生求診。皮爾區公共衛生局指出，感染鸚鵡熱病的人，絕大多數可以被抗生素治癒。