so what you are saying is that there are diseases that gerbils can pass on
to humans ?
I thought there aren't any , and when I asked the list about that a week ago
I got replies that there are no diseases that people can get from gerbils ,
only stuff that gerbils can pass to each other .
I am kind of confused now ...
because if there are , I will think twice about owning gerbils .. you see ?
thanks ,
hila .
>
> >Hi List,
> >
> >Julian wrote:
> >"If, for example, some of your gerbils are infected with something like
> >E.coli, Listeria or Tyzzer's, you could endanger other people's
> >animals. In the case of the first two diseases you could also endanger
> >their children."
> >
> >Could anyone give me a link to some info about the first two diseases? I
> >know about Tyzzer's, but never heard of E.coli or Listeria. I want to
> >keep myself updated.
> >THANKS
> >Sarah
>
> I do not have any specific links. But E. coli and Listeria are two very
> well known causes of food poising in humans. In children, the elderly,
> and pregnant women they can be very serious, even fatal.
>
> I would be very surprised if searching any search engine for the two
> names will not produce thousands of entries.
>
> --
> Julian
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> National Gerbil Society
> http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
>
