Your home or business premises can make an ideal habitat for pest birds. Some of the diseases carried by pigeons could make you seriously ill. It is important to act at the first sign of a bird infestation to avoid these associated health hazards.

Diseases transmit by pigeon Salmonella—this bacterium is deposited where pigeons or gulls defecate. It can lead to Salmonellosis and Paratyphoid fever.
Histoplasmosis — a disease caused by a fungus, that grows in pigeon droppings.
Ornithosis — This infection can be transmitted by inhaling the harmful bacteria from dried droppings or handling the feathers of infected pigeons.

Pest birds such as pigeons are well known to carry a range of diseases and are hosts to other insect pests. Humans can also develop symptoms similar to influenza from the spores in bird droppings.

Professional bird control is not only critical to avoid damage to your property but also to minimise the health risks posed by the presence of certain birds.

Pigeons, for example, are hosts to parasitic pests such as ticks, fleas and bird mites, which can spread to people. They are commonly found on birds, their droppings and nesting materials.