what kind of diseases do pigeons carry?


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Almost none -- see here, the position statement of the Association of Pigeon Veterinarians. This was reached after they checked data from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (C.D.C.) and others.

http://www.pigeonclubsusa.com/faircount_facts_info_vet_statement.htm

Now, if your question is what CAN they POSSIBLY carry to humans as vectors, then there is a minor chance of ornithosis (as can all birds to people).

Huge amounts of pigeon droppings (as in all droppings) can, if wet, have a fungus which grows on them and this fungus, if you breathe the spores, can infect lung tissue.

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