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BW FHL cross-post, digest 247: Rotavirus not danger
From:
Sukie Crandall <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 22 Jun 2001 22:42:19 -0400
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Y wrote:
>>My doctor has diagnosed me with rotavirus.  Do I present any danger
>>to my ferrets?
 
X wrote:
>Wow, that is usually reserved for children, lucky you.  I believe it is
>species specific, and since I have not heard of it on this forum, i am
>pretty sure it affects only humans.  I know it is readily identified in
>humans by an antibody test of the stool.
 
Indeed - rotaviruses are species specific - no expected problems here.
 
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP
 
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[Posted in FML issue 3457]

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