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NEWS: PLEASE NOTE THE CONTACT PHONE NUMBER HAS NOW CHANGED. THE NUMBER IS NOW 07855 387474. PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF YOUR CLUB OR ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO MAY WISH TO CONTACT US. THANK YOU
This website is dedicated to the medical
research conducted by the British Pigeon Fanciers Medical
Research (BPFMR) Team, on behalf of pigeon fanciers
across the country. Pigeon Lung is probably the allergy
which is experienced most amongst Pigeon Fanciers and
has caused many of them to give up their pigeons. However,
some simple precautions enable fanciers to continue
their hobby and minimise their symptoms. The following
pages contain information and articles, resulting from
over 25 years of research into the health problems associated
with keeping pigeons and the ways of tackling them.
On the site, you will find answers
to most questions related to 'Pigeon Fanciers Lung'
(PFL) as well as information on masks and other forms
of protection. The articles page contains a wealth of
information in the form of articles written by both
the team and individual pigeon fanciers. You can view
accounts of the research group's activities including
information on their peer reviewed articles and other
papers. The site also contains the group's accounts.
Should you wish to make a contribution to the research,
your help will be gratefully received, contact information
is available at the bottom of the left side menu.
There are many stories of people who have been able to stay in the sport by noticing symptoms and acting early enough and there are many who have been diagnosed as having pigeon lung, when in fact that is not the case. BPFMR offer a FREE service to check your blood sample for the level of sensitivity to pigeon protein. This is available at the stand every year at the BHW event in Blackpool, in many regional events and by posting a blood sample to us directly. If you are a pigeon fancier and you do not wear any protection, then the advice is unequivocally to invest in a mask immediately.
Please use the information contained
in this site and all the information published by the
group and do not hesitate to contact us for further
help.
BPFMR
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