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Am i being stupid?-leptosporisis / parrot fever risk?

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trevor44574
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Hi All since getting diagnosed with cancer at the start of the year i have become a lot more worried about health, i am just trying to get an idea how how much risk i am at from a recent exposure, i suspect i am being silly.

I am in the uk- A couple of days ago i went out to clean the bird feeder, i have noticed pigeons and squirrels there as well as the normal birds.

It had been raining and somehow i managed to splash myself with water that had collected at the base of the feeder and it hit my mouth.

I went in and washed my face (i always use gloves to clean out the feeder) but i am worried about disease as a result of this

What are my practical risks? ive read there are few cases of weils disease and parrot fever in the UK? (first two things that came to mind with the pigeons and squirrels)

Is it worth taking doxycycline for a week now? or best to see if there are any symptoms?

Thanks

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