I was reading the link on that article about the LCMV & I thought the reason the organ recipients died from the infection was because when you receive an organ transplant they have to kill the immune system in your body so that the body accepts the new cells from the transplant. I could most definitely be wrong, but if that's the case then it wouldn't really put the general public at risk would it? My concern is that #1, people are going to over react & flood the already over crowded animal shelters with more animals. Also what is going to happen to the animals that have already been banned? They could end up putting down animals just because they think they could be sick when nothing is really wrong with them. I also noticed the article specifically singled out hamsters, mice & guinea pigs. What about gerbils & rats? I know rats are rodents, and I think a gerbil counts as a rodent. Do ferrets & chinchillas, or are they classified differently? I just worry that the media articles could cause an unnecessary panic among people who are not well educated on rodents & proper sanitation methods. Unless one has just received an organ, is going to give an organ or has a weakened immune system I don't think the average person is at risk? Just wondering what everyone else thinks about this topic? Take care to people & piggies!


***JAIME***
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