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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 21 5:21pm | Replies (9354)
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Hi all
There are some serious diseases carried by birds Histoplasmosis is one.
Another Bird Fanciers Lung BFL.
I stay clear of birds but I do like to watch them at my bird feeder outside my window though.

Here is a list I found online:

Cryptococcosis (Cryptococcus neoformans) ...

Histoplasmosis (Histoplasma capsulatum) ...
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC, Avian Tuberculosis) ...

Parrot Fever (Psittacosis; Chlamydiophila psittaci)

So it looks as if MAC Avian TB is Also carried from birds.

Take care
Shari

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tdrell | @tdrell | Feb 6, 2019

@pfists ….I did not think in general transmission occurs for NTM infections directly between animals/birds and humans....as with M A C....but rather the droppings fall into soil and are aerosolized.. tdrell

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pfists | @pfists | Feb 6, 2019

Here is a link from the CDC
(Center of disease control) on diseases carried by birds and safety measures you can take if you have a bird.

I'm not certain on if MAC can come from birds
However the word avium means bird.
(Mycobacteria avium complex)
Would be good to know if it does or not.
https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/pets/birds.html
Shari

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