Occurs in several animals including pigeons. It is transmitted through their feces. Animals may not show signs of the disease but can still infect other animals. Disease can be very mild to diarrhea, stomach pain, fever, chills, headache, nausea and vomiting. Personnel working with birds should be aware that there are several diseases that you should be concerned with.
Psittacosis is a disease that almost any bird can have including chickens, turkeys and pigeons.
Birds may not show much signs of the disease but can still transmit it through their feathers, excreta, etc. Avoid contact with obviously infected birds. When working with birds, wear your protective clothing including a mask and gloves. Newcastle Disease can be transmitted from birds to humans generally through the virus getting into your eye. Face masks and washing afterwards should help to prevent it.