Study shows pigeons harbor harmful bugs
By Kate Kelland | China Daily | Updated: 2010-06-23 08:12
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Spanish scientists say that although pigeons themselves do not seem to get sick from some bacteria they carry, they could potentially pass them on to humans through physical contact. Fernando Llano/ Associated Press |
LONDON - Scientists studying pigeons have found that the often reviled urban birds that dominate city squares around the world carry two disease-causing bugs that make them a public health hazard.
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