Hi, I have seen two blackbirds from the same brood with avian pox. One died earlier in the year and today saw that another has it. Is there anything we can do to help eradicate it apart from keeping things clean? It's heartbreaking knowing we are losing so many of our birds to this. Is there enough notification about it? Please advise.
Julie
An article here explains that treatment for birds in the wild is not possible but some cases can resolve naturally so is a case of
www.gardenwildlifehealth.org/.../
2013 photos & vids here
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https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Phylogenetic-analysis-of-avipoxvirus-from-British-birds-based-on-the-4b-core-protein_fig4_233775443. Latest on avian flu in 2024
Regards,
Ian.