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From: kxgst1+@pitt.edu (Kenneth Gilbert)
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: cats and pregnancy
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Date: 27 Apr 93 12:26:43 GMT
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In article <1993Apr27.043035.22609@etl.go.jp> klaus@ipri.go.jp (Klaus Hofmann;(6663)) writes:
:Hello,
:I heard that a certain disease (toxoplasmosys?) is transmitted by cats which
:can harm the unborn fetus. Does anybody know about it? Is it a problem to 
:have a cat in the same apartment?
:

Having the cat around is not a problem, but the pregnant woman should not
change the litter box.  Toxoplasmosis can be transmitted from the stool of
some cats.

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