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A family was infected with a parrot and there are four hospitalized for psittacosis in Rafaela

2023-01-29T16:58:38.516Z


One of them was the one who brought the bird home, which died a few days later. Four people are hospitalized in the Santa Fe city of Rafaela affected by a picture of bilateral pneumonia derived from psittacosis , a disease that they would have contracted from  a parrot that one of the patients brought home a few days before the first symptoms appeared. Two of the four inmates are  in the Intensive Care Unit of the Jaime Ferré hospital -one of them in delicate condition-, whi


Four people are hospitalized in the Santa Fe city of

Rafaela

affected by a picture of bilateral pneumonia derived from

psittacosis

, a disease that they would have contracted from

 a parrot that one of the patients brought home

a few days before the first symptoms appeared.

Two of the four inmates are

 in the Intensive Care Unit

of the Jaime Ferré hospital -one of them in delicate condition-, while the other two occupy general clinic beds.

The four people admitted are adults and belong to a family that lives in a house in the Barranquitas de Rafaela neighborhood, about 100 kilometers west of the capital of Santa Fe.

According to hospital spokesmen, the four people were hospitalized for a similar diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia, which was later found to be a derivation of psittacosis.

Interviewed by hospital staff

, one of the people said that a few days ago

they had found a parrot that seemed healthy 

and took it home, although

shortly after the bird fell ill and died

.

Psittacosis is a disease that affects many species of domestic and wild birds.

The appearance of this case generated concern in the authorities, since in Rafaela there is a large presence of these animals, both free and raised in family homes as pets.

Furthermore, psittacosis is not transmitted from person to person.

A common disease in birds

Psittacosis is a disease that affects numerous domestic and wild species, both psittacines (which are parrots, parakeets, parakeets, and parrots) and non-psittacine species (pigeons, goldfinches, and canaries).


The Regional Health Directorate reported that psittacosis can be transmitted by these animals through

dry droppings, respiratory secretions, dust, feathers, eye secretions, and even simply by touching them

.

The disease is

mandatory notification

by veterinarians and private laboratories or national organizations, such as INTA. 

In people, the main symptoms are fever, weakness and fatigue, and it can evolve into pneumonia with liver and kidney complications.


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