<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>In more southern states where there are roosts where large numbers of birds gather (eg. Starlings) histoplasmosis can frequently be an issue.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Don Grussing</div><div>Minnetonka</div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"mnbird" <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net><br><b>To: </b>"mnbird" <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, September 11, 2021 1:34:58 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Mnbird] gardening near bird feeders can make you sick<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir="ltr"><div>I just learned of a woman who got infected with histoplasmosis because her raised bed garden was too close to the bird feeders. At least, that's what her doctors say is the cause.</div><br><div>Is this something Minnesota birdwatchers are aware of?</div><br><div>Lois Willand</div><div>Minneapolis<br></div></div>
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