The Parakeet as a Source of Salmonellosis in Man

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Abstract
THE vast reservoir of salmonella in animals constitutes a major source of salmonellosis in man. These organisms have been isolated from many animal species, including the cow, buffalo, pig, sheep, dog, cat, rat, mouse, guinea pig, hamster, seal, donkey, chicken, duck, turkey, dove, pigeon, starling, sparrow, cowbird, lizard, snake, tortoise, housefly, tick, louse, flea and cockroach.1 Salmonellae have also been isolated from parrots2 3 4 5 6 and other psittacine birds,3 , 7 but there is only 1 report of isolations from the common parakeet (Australian shell parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus).5 The present report describes a case of salmonellosis in an infant in which a parakeet . . .