zoonosis

[instar]

Possibly salmonella??

 

[sarahbell]

could have been cat poo has the same stuff

 

[NCHERPS]

Apparently, if you work in rescue organisations like Wires and want to be trained to rescue and rehabilitate Flying foxes you have to have had the Rabies vaccination beforehand.

Yes, the Salmonella virus is one thing that can be of particular concern to pregnant women in the latter stages of Pregnancy, more reptiles carry it than you think, but it is generally a different strain to the type you get from food poisoning.
It has been found to be quite a problem in young turtles especially, to the point that some states in the US have banned turtles under a certain size, don't ask me why it is more prevailent in the young ones than in adults, but it is.
Maybe someone here who keeps turtles might know more on the subject, I would be interested to know.
In the UK the anti-pet keeping lobby organisations including the RSPCA have used the Salmonella issue as a big issue in trying to get Goverment to ban reptiles, thankfully as yet they haven't succeeded.

Neil

 

[Guest]

I think the nasty in poo is toxoplasmosis - it is a danger to pregnant women and those with weakened immune systems. It is found in cat poo too, as well as raw meat, so some cultures with higher percentage of raw meat are more prone to it.

There's more info about it here...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/toxoplasmosis/factsht_toxoplasmosis.htm

Sheri