EK>
EK> >     I recently had a discussion with my avian vet on this subject 
EK> > and his information was that there is no indication that finches 
EK> > cannot contract or carry ornithosis.  They can likewise contract and 
EK> > carry e. coli, chlamydia and several others.
EK>
EK>True. But as far as I know, softbills etc. carry a strain of psittacosis
EK>(ornithosis, chlamydia) that cannot be passed to hookbills. So if you're 
going
EK>to put your birds "on the line" it's probably safest to do it next to 
finches
EK>and canaries.
EK>
EK>At our bird show last month, I positioned my booth between two others that 
did
EK>not have any birds! I was as lucky as I could be under the circumstances!
Ellen, this is a unrealistic look at your situation for that show. You
were in the building with other birds and that is all it takes for
a outbreak of any kind, no matter where your booth/babies were placed
or what was on either side of you!  You breathed the same air as everyone
else in that building and so did your babies.
Cherane, CAS
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