Medicina Veterinaria · 2020
Frecuencia de los principales hallazgos clínicos por sistemas en palomas atendidas en el CAP de la universidad Antonio Nariño (Bogotá)
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Resumen
The city of Bogotá needs to assess the pigeon population and implement management and control alternatives in places such as Plaza de Bolívar, so that they can be included in environmental and health programs and policies. Currently, there is no estimate of the pigeon population in Bolívar Square, nor an estimated growth rate, nor is there a study on the diseases present in pigeons or those of a zoonotic nature that may affect the population in the city of Bogotá (Redondo, 2018). In addition to some threats to their own health, the coexistence of pigeons with humans has presented the possibility of exposure to or transmission of different pathogens during the search for food and shelter, generating new situations that cause the emergence of risk factors for disease transmission in exposed populations (Torgerson, 2011). Over the last 25 years, it has been proven that pigeons are major reservoirs of zoonotic diseases for the human population. It has also been studied that they are host animals for other diseases affecting other animals. Cases of cryptococcosis in humans and animals have increased considerably, largely due to the survival of patients with immune system disorders. In numerous situations, the disease has been linked to patients' exposure to bird excrement. Of these, the urban pigeon (Columba livia) is undoubtedly the most important reservoir, but the study of a wide variety of bird species makes it clear that it is not the only carrier of pathogenic cryptococci (Rosario, 2008).