Studi preliminari sullo stato sanitario dei piccioni della citt\ue0 di Bologna

During 1990, 1991 and 1992, 158 groups of pigeons, of 4 subjects on average, were examined. 28% of the group were positive for Salmonella typhymurium, the only serotype found.Serological investigations to antibodies to Chlamydia psittaci, Borrelia burgdorferi and Newcastle disease virus revealed positivities of 89%, 16% and 85%, respectively. The most common gastro-intestinal parasites found were Dispharynx spiralis (8%) and coccidia (7%