Seasonal Illness update

Dr. Newton added: “Mark was confident that there was nothing obviously unusual
in the woodlands and that the plants and habitats he observed did not provide
evidence of abundant and recently emerged botanical or fungal species that would
explain the recent autumnal re-emergence of SCI at the Sandringham Estate”.

“Because of this we have been looking at other possible causes. Information made
available to us in 2011 suggests there may be links between SCI and harvest mites,
and to a lesser extent links between SCI and wood pigeons, and perhaps other bird
species. We have been working with experts in the necessary fields, in the UK and
internationally, to follow up these lines of enquiry.”


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