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AugustWolf22 OP t1_iu5kdii wrote

Reply to comment by Zeniphyre in Zombie pigeons in the UK: Mystery bird illness turns living birds into zombies by AugustWolf22

An outbreak of a horrible and fatal disease that causes pigeons and other birds to violently and involuntarily spasm and fit has recently been reported on Guernsey and Jersey. there are fears that the disease could reach the rest of the UK. the virus that causes the disease is called: Pigeon Paramyxovirus (PPMV)

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AramaicDesigns t1_iu7cfp4 wrote

Which is very well known, its vector of transmission is understood, and if you have pet birds, there is a vaccine against it that most pigeon fanciers inoculate their flocks with to begin with.

This is nothing special.

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