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Nick Zarlinga (njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com)
Mon, 24 Nov 2003 08:25:38 -0500
| Paris - France's health watchdog said on Tuesday it had recorded a surge
in
| cases of a rare type of skin infection among aquarium lovers after they
had
| changed tank water or handled fish with their bare hands.
|
| The condition, sometimes called "fish tuberculosis", is caused by a bug
| called Mycobacterium marinum that is often found in aquarium water as well
| as in ponds and seawater or in under-chlorinated swimming pools, they
said.
|
| Sixty-three cases of the infection were recorded in France between 1996
and
| 1998, the Institute of Health Surveillance said in a weekly
epidemiological
| bulletin.
|
| "Given the present wave of public interest in aquaria, aquarium-lovers and
| live seafood traders should be advised to wear gloves when they clean out
| tanks or handle fish, and to use antiseptic to treat skin cuts and
grazes,"
| it said. - Sapa-AFP
|
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=143&art_id=qw1067949903864B232&set_i
| d=1
Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
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