Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Birds struck by killer starving disease
By Stephen Maguire
Saturday January 26 2013
Thousands of Ireland's favourite garden birds have been struck down with a killer disease which starves them to death.
Trichomaniasis causes growths in bird's mouths and stops them from eating and drinking.
Thousands of birds, including greenfinches, chaffinches (pictured), house sparrows and doves, have been wiped out. There is no cure available for wild birds that have been infected .
The worst-affected areas so far are Dublin, Kildare, Sligo and Mayo.
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http://www.independent.ie/national-news/birds-struck-by-killer-starving-disease-3367330.html
By Stephen Maguire
Saturday January 26 2013
Thousands of Ireland's favourite garden birds have been struck down with a killer disease which starves them to death.
Trichomaniasis causes growths in bird's mouths and stops them from eating and drinking.
Thousands of birds, including greenfinches, chaffinches (pictured), house sparrows and doves, have been wiped out. There is no cure available for wild birds that have been infected .
The worst-affected areas so far are Dublin, Kildare, Sligo and Mayo.
...
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/birds-struck-by-killer-starving-disease-3367330.html