Assess<br /> Identify and Assess: The risk is mainly during refurbishment, building maintenance or demolition work. It is highest where there has been significant contamination.</p> <p>Control<br /> Prevent: Eliminate / limit contact with bird droppings where possible. .

Proofing can be used effectively with the herring gull. The gulls commonly nest on roof-tops, where their noise and swooping at people can be a nuisance. Proofing the site before the gulls return in spring can prevent this problem from happening again.</p> <p>Netting and spikes can also be used very effectively to prevent pigeons nesting or roosting.

The pigeon droppings and nesting materials accumulate and end up causing serious damage when nothing is done. Pigeon droppings as with most bird droppings naturally have high acid content. They effectively wear most roofing materials in buildings when left to accumulate, resulting to leaks.

Histoplasmosis is a respiratory disease that may be fatal. It results from a fungus growing in dried bird droppings. It is a dimorphic fungus that can be either in yeast form or in filamentous form. ... Cryptococcosis is caused by yeast found in the intestinal tract of pigeons

Histoplasmosis is a respiratory disease that may be fatal. It results from a fungus growing in dried bird droppings. It is a dimorphic fungus that can be either in yeast form or in filamentous form. ... Cryptococcosis is caused by yeast found in the intestinal tract of pigeons.

Cryptococcosis is a fungus whose spores can be found in soil contaminated with pigeon droppings. ... Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease that is spread to people when they breathe in dust from pigeon or bat droppings. Birds do not get sick from exposure to histoplasmosis. Very few people become infected with histoplasmosis.