Thanks Helen,
wow,,,and I was just planning my flu campign!
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Behalf Of Helen Kirk
Sent: 04 September 2007 11:46
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] needlestick injuries with animals
There is no significant risk from a needle used on a cat in the UK (ie
rabies free). It is extremely unlikely that blood borne cat viruses
would infect humans. No special precautions would be taken for a cat bite,
for example. (If the needle was being used to give treatement because the
cat was seriously ill then this might warrant further thought.)
However, worth exploring the usual behavioural and training issues. The
behaviours that lead to NSIs at home are the same as those at work.
A theoretical risk is avian influenza. There are reports of cats getting
H5N1 influenza. So in theory a bird could have got H5N1 in Europe, flown
to Yorkshire, been eaten by the cat, and hence via the needle to your
patient.
Helen
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