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Thus spake Jane Gillett

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I think the point is that cats infect all other mammals, including
humans. This is why the incidence of the toxo runs at ever higher
levels
(something in excess of 1/3 of us are exposed without knowing it). Most

people develop immunity, but there is a threat to unborn children.

The threat is much more widespread than that. Anyone with a compromised
immune system is at risk.

There are a number of conditions that give immunity problems, not least, but
also not confined to, aids.

My understanding is that most cancer sufferers will be at risk during chemo
and radio therapy.

When you set this against the French allegations that the British FSA have
been covering it up in pigs, the BBQ season and attempts to encourage the
undercooking of pork, the matter is extremely serious.

Bear in mind this was the advice the British pig industry were giving

"All the evidence suggests that slightly pink pork is perfectly safe, and
certainly more succulent and tender."

Domestic cats, although they obviously implicated in the life cycle of
toxoplasmosis gondi, may not be the direct risk to humans they seem.

Factory farmed pork may be the reason some nations have a big toxoplasmosis
problem and others, the non pork eaters, have much less problems.

Cats may well be off the toxoplasmosis hook.

The whole thing needs a thorough investigation, not covering up, merely
because Britain has cocked up yet another animal health problem through
civil sevice corruption.


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