Re:pop press article on swine flu behavior in ferrets Yes, certainly the same precautions are needed, especially loads of hand washing and when possible also avoiding touching ferrets if infected. A little more: This one can be relied upon for accuracy: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/325/5936/17 This is another popular press one so less reliable than the one above (like the one given yesterday is also less reliable), though one researcher was apparently interviewed so that person's words will be worthwhile: http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSN02101876 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/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html [Posted in FML 6383]