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Nontraditional pets considered in the review include exotic animals, indigenous wildlife and wildlife hybrids including amphibians, fish, mammals: wildlife, domesticated livestock, equines, weasels, lagomorphs (rabbits), rodents, feral animals (cats, dogs, horses and swine) and reptiles.
"Nontraditional pets can expose kids to disease they otherwise might not be exposed to," co-author Dr. Robert Frenck, at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and a member of the AAP committee on infectious diseases was quoted by healthday.com as saying.
The common pets and associated diseases reviewed in the report are cited below.
Reptiles are commonly linked to Salmonella. Six percent of all sporadic salmonella infections in the US or about 74,000 cases each year result from exposure to reptiles or amphibians.
Rodents including hamsters and other rodents are also commonly linked to salmonella illnesses caused by a number of strains.
Monkeys can carry herpes B virus. Cases of its infection have been reported in people who were bitten, scratched by infected animals.
Fish can harbor bacteria including Aeromonas species, Vibrio species, Edwardsiella species, Salmonella species, Streptococcus iniae, and Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
Animals kept at public settings can also pose risk as well. Between 1991 and 2005, more than 5 outbreaks of human diseases have been reported including serious E. coli O157:H7 infection in public settings such as public settings such as zoos and science museums, and petting zoos.
The authors said in their report "Parents need to be educated about the increased risks of exposure to nontraditional pets and animals in public settings for infants and for children younger than 5 years and for immunosuppressed people of all ages and should be made aware of the general recommendations for reduction of risks of infection, injury, and allergy."
The report was published in the October issue of Pediatrics. Source: Published online October 1, 2008 PEDIATRICS Vol. 122 No. 4 October 2008, pp. 876-886 (doi:10.1542/peds.2008-1942) Exposure to Nontraditional Pets at Home and to Animals in Public Settings: Risks to Children Larry K. Pickering, MD, Nina Marano, DVM, MPH, Joseph A. Bocchini, MD, Frederick J. Angulo, DVM, PhD and the Committee on Infectious Diseases For more information on specific pet and their risk, read below. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides detailed information on pets and associated with risks.
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