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Health Warning over PetSmart Birds

December 21, 2007 on 11:23 am | In Health Issues |

If you live in Minnesota and bought cockatiels or parakeets PetSmart after October 1, 2007, there is a health warning for you! Minnesota health officials warned that the birds could be infected with the bacteria that causes psittacosis (pronounced: sitta-KOH-sis). There has been no illness has been reported among bird owners so far.

Minn. bird owners warned of potential disease threat