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Can bird mites cause diseases in humans ?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Mites?: Not mites that i know of but mostly diseases from droppings of their excrement, like from pigeons or also salmonella from raw chick eggs rarely from pets. See cdc.Gov/my pets/...Birds.Htm.

Answered 6/20/2017

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Bird Mites: No bird mites (ornithonyssus sylviarum, dermanyssus gallinae) don't normally transmit diseases to humans but can be in a real pain in the butt (& elsewhere) take care.

Answered 3/31/2021

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