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Experts don't know what causes it or why, but a virus that spreads quickly in close contact is causing rainbow lorikeets to "drop out of the sky" across South-East Queensland.
Bird expert Darryl Jones from Griffith University said the condition, known as lorikeet paralysis syndrome or clenched-foot syndrome, was happening "really widely".
"There are lots and lots of cases in Brisbane at the moment. I'm pretty much inundated by things," Professor Jones said.
He said while it was not related to COVID-19, it had an important similarity in that it spread quickly when the birds were in close contact.
The severity of the disease can vary between birds but it can lead to them dying "pretty horribly".
"Some of the birds, because they can't fly or walk properly, will fall out of the sky," Professor Jones said.
www.abc.net.au
Bird expert Darryl Jones from Griffith University said the condition, known as lorikeet paralysis syndrome or clenched-foot syndrome, was happening "really widely".
"There are lots and lots of cases in Brisbane at the moment. I'm pretty much inundated by things," Professor Jones said.
He said while it was not related to COVID-19, it had an important similarity in that it spread quickly when the birds were in close contact.
The severity of the disease can vary between birds but it can lead to them dying "pretty horribly".
"Some of the birds, because they can't fly or walk properly, will fall out of the sky," Professor Jones said.
Deadly paralysis and a lack of social distancing is killing rainbow lorikeets
Experts don't know what causes it or why, but a virus that spreads quickly in close contact is causing rainbow lorikeets to "drop out of the sky" across South-East Queensland.
www.abc.net.au
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