Pregnant women who come into close contact with sheep during lambing, or other farm animals that are giving birth, may put themselves and their unborn child at risk of contracting an infectious disease sometimes carried by these pregnant farm animals. 15 мар. 2019 г.
What animals Should you not go near when pregnant?
In order to protect their own health and that of their unborn child, women who are, or who may be, pregnant should be advised to avoid close contact with livestock animals. This is because infectious organisms may be present in birth fluids of animals, particularly sheep, cattle and goats.
Can you walk through a field of sheep when pregnant?
Is it safe to visit a farm while pregnant? If you are pregnant, you may put yourself and their unborn baby at risk of infection if you come into close contact with sheep that have recently given birth, newborn lambs, or other newborn farm animals or new mother animals such as cows or goats.
What can you catch from sheep when pregnant?
Pregnant women who come into close contact with sheep during lambing may risk their own health and that of their unborn child, from infections that can occur in some ewes. These include chlamydiosis (enzootic abortion of ewes – EAE), toxoplasmosis and listeriosis, which are common causes of abortion in ewes.
Is it safe to be around farm animals while pregnant?
If you're pregnant, you're advised to avoid close contact with farmed animals that are giving, or have recently given, birth. Infectious diseases sometimes carried by these animals can risk a mother-to-be's health and that of her unborn child.
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