UK: Don’t sleep with dogs, warns chief vet - (Telegraph.co.uk)
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Fred Landeg, the U.K.’s acting Chief Veterinary Officer, was cited as saying that dogs should not be allowed to sleep in their owners beds or even in the same room in case they pass on diseases, such as campylobacter and salmonella as well as exotic diseases, adding, “When you look at new and emerging diseases many are zootic (zoonotic — dp) and passable from animals to man.
We can think recently of Sars, which came from animals and another disease, the Hendra virus, from bats. As a veterinary surgeon I would never advise people to keep dogs in their bedroom.”
The story says that Dr Landegs comments follow a report commissioned by DEFRA published last week that found many owners were unaware that their pets could carry dangerous diseases such as MRSA.
A survey of 260 households in a semi-rural town in the South Wirral, Merseyside found that almost 20 per cent […]
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