From:
ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2009-01-10 20:00:55 UTC
Subject: Mystery Illness Re: [ferrethealth] Digest Number 1398
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
In a message dated 01/10/09 3:48:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,
ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com writes:
Any chance it could be Salmonella? The recent outbreak in humans here
in the US, which began back in September, is reported to have sickened
almost 400 people in 42 states, and the source has yet to be found.
The strain has been identified as Salmonella Typhimurium, and is often
found in uncooked eggs and meats. The timeline, area (all across the
US), possible sources (meats, eggs), and symptoms would fit.
Well, at least in my household, there is no uncooked food given to the
ferrets, and I had a culture done specifically for Salmonella, which was negative.
I have heard from someone privately who had a coccidiosis outbreak some years
ago in which five ferrets were lost within 24 hours, thirteen total lost by
the end of the outbreak, and the coccidia was only diagnosed by necropsy
results - but that outbreak was only ended with aggressive treatment for the
coccidia, which was not done in my household. So - I'm still stumped. We'll see
what the next set of tissue tells us.
Dr. Ruth
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