There was a recent outbreak of Salmonella subspecies IV among attendees of a scout troupe potluck in Minnesota. Human cases of Salmonella are normally caused by subspecies I… this type is typically associated with contact with reptiles. This led the investigators to the home of the potluck’s gravy-preparer: She reported having two pet bearded dragons [...]
http://john.mn/2010/04/dont-eat-the-gravy/
Rabies is rather frightening to me, but it’s not nearly as freaky as viral hemorrhagic fevers. My manager recently told me that she knows the wife of Ryan Havelka, a 29 year old North Dakota man that died in September of Hantavirus. He developed Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome after doing some construction work outdoors, where he [...]
http://john.mn/2009/10/rabies-isnt-my-only-infectious-fear/