At 5:29 AM +0000 4/22/01, [log in to unmask] wrote: >The ferret Helicobacter (Helicobacter mustelae) which is ubiquitous >in ferrets has not yet been documented in causing disease in humans. >Human disease is caused by Helicobacter pylori, which is also seen in >primates. > >I think that it is highly unlikely that you caught any Helicobacter >from your ferret. As almost all ferrets have H. mustelae, and most >of the rest of us have never had it, I think that you don't have >anything to worry about. > >With kindest regards, >Bruce H. Williams, DVM, DACVP > >Join the Ferret Health List at >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ferret-Health-list [Posted in FML issue 3396]