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katrina · #1 (**permalink**) 21-09-2009, 05:09 PM

hello am wondering if anyone can help me i saw abit about chinchillas on how clean is your house and they were saying that they can pass on E. coli cos when they bath the pee in it and it goes on there fur and can pass it on the humans im not sure if this is true and as i have one i was just wondering if this is right ???

any help would be grateful

cassie01 · #2 (**permalink**) 21-09-2009, 06:01 PM

I have never heard this but if its true id say it was unlikely to happen, if you change the sand in the bath regually and wash your hands before and after there should be no problem. people think the same about reptiles passing on salmonella, its very rare as long as your hygene is good and the animals and their cages are kept clean. i personally wouldnt worry about it.

katrina · #3 (**permalink**) 21-09-2009, 07:02 PM

thanks for the reply

susie · #4 (**permalink**) 22-09-2009, 08:55 PM

Quote:

There are various strains of E Coli .Most strains of E. coli are harmless, but the strain called E. coli O157 can cause severe illness. This is because it can produce toxins (called verocytotoxins). In other countries different strains that produce these toxins are more common, such as E. coli O111 and E. coli O26.

E. coli O157 (and other similar toxin-producing E. coli) are transmitted through eating, drinking or contact with undercooked minced beef and milk that is unpasteurised, hasn’t been pasteurised properly, or has been contaminated after pasteurisation.

It's also possible to become infected by direct contact with people or animals that are infected, or with land contaminated with animal faeces.

Food Standards Agency

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I have never heard of anyone developing it from a chin

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