Fresh pigeon droppings have a higher infectious potential than pigeon droppings that are older and may already be dried out. But pigeon droppings can still remain highly infectious for a long time ...

It has been suggested that there are over 60 other diseases that birds and their droppings can carry ... action it could help contain the bird flu outbreak a good deal. Examples of transmissible ...

The bacteria, fungi and other pathogens in pigeon excrement can cause allergies and serious illnesses – for example in the lungs and gastrointestinal tract. Silas Stein/dpa ...