From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2005-01-27 19:41:05 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Cryptococcosis--how contagious?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY104-F20B7F94715052896257A29DC780@phx.gbl>
It is not contagious by direct transmission just by picking it up at the
same site, so you need to find out where he may have picked it up. Talk to
your vet about the best places to check or keep your ferret away from.
Dr. Sue
>From: WeaselLuvr@aol.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Cryptococcosis--how contagious?
>Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 05:04:36 +0000 (GMT)
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>I took one of my ferrets in to my vet yesterday for what I thought was a
>dental abscess. On examination it was found that his teeth were not
>involved but it was actually a lymph node. The culture came back as
>cryptococcosis. The infected ferret has had minimal contact with my other
>ferrets but they have shared community litterboxes around the house. I am
>concerned that the others may be infected. What I have found on the net
>regarding testing mostly pertains to humans and either consists of
>culturing a lesion, a spinal tap, or a lung biopsy. Is there a less
>invasive way of testing prior to lesions appearing?
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