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Rare Disease Transmitted by Birds and Bats Found in Alberta

Source: Kirby Bourne 630CHED, globalnews.ca, March 19, 2021

Respiratory infections with flu-like symptoms like cough, fever, chills and headache, are the known symptoms.

Teams from Alberta Precision Laboratory and the University of Alberta have discovered that a rare pulmonary disease linked to bats and birds has made its home in Alberta.

Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection transmitted through bat and bird droppings that can be present in contaminated dust particles.

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