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Epidemiological Evidence That Garden Birds Are a Source of Human Salmonellosis in England and Wales

Author: Lawson, B., de Pinna, E., Horton, R., Macgregor, S.K., John, S.K., Chantrey, J., Duff, P., Kirkwood, J.K., Simpson, V., Robinson, R.A., Wain, J., Cunningham, A.A.

Published: 2014

Salmonellosis is an infection brought about by the bacterium Salmonella enterica and is a commonly diagnosed cause of mortality among garden birds. The disease can also affect humans; infection with any one of over 2,500 types (known as serovars) can cause particular problems for infants, those with compromised immune systems and the elderly.

01.01.14

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