They still get it as an end host but apparently are no longer implicated as vector animals. Pigs also are apparently just end hosts. http://www.odt.co.nz/news/farming/11146/research-affirms-tb-strategy Some marsupials are the primary vector animals. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 6014]