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eye infections in finches

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From: Candace Bourne City: Buncombe, IL
I began seeing this condition last year but this year it is worse. Goldfinches and purple finches are the 2 I have observed with this... Their eyes are crusted over with loss of feathers around the eye. Some of them have eyes that are totally crusted over. It was suggested by a wildlife biologist that it could be some kind of avian influenza. Can you tell me what it is?
	Extension Message From: Laura Kammin Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program lkammin@illinois.edu
My guess is either conjunctivitis or avian pox. Cornell provides very good information about the conditions. You can find it here: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/hofi/hofifaqs.html
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