Posted on 08/18/2022 10:44:04 AM PDT by dynachrome
Pet hamsters, gerbils and guinea pigs belonging to monkeypox patients should “ideally be isolated” in government laboratories, according to European health authorities.
In a worst case scenario where monitored isolation and regular testing is unfeasible, the agency suggested a cull should be considered as “a last resort” to prevent the disease gaining a permanent foothold in the region.
So far, 90 cases have been detected across the UK since the virus was first identified in England in early May - including 12 on Thursday - while 344 suspected or confirmed cases have been reported in more than 20 countries worldwide.
In guidance published this week, the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) urged both those infected with monkeypox and their close contacts to avoid their pets, amid fears the virus could become endemic across the continent if it makes the jump to animals.
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One of their funniest episodes evah.
Maybe they share the poor things.
The ‘news’ is increasingly dark comedy. That has to mean something.
That is Sick. Poor things.
Lemmiwinks!
For those who don’t get the reference, there’s a South Park episode that applies here.
https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Lemmiwinks
So, a gerbil is — what? An assault mouse?
Dang, y’all beat me to it.
“Good Lord”
Indeed! But as Mae West might say; “neither has anything to do with it”.
Heard rude mention of gerbils and such but thought it more joke than anything else. A recent news item out of Paris told of a dog that contracted the virus. Seems he sleeps with his homosexual owners...or something.
Next thing roasted “cuy” (hamsters) will become a scarcity in Peru.
Why would faggots own hamsters and ger…. never mind.
No Not the Hamsters!!
Hamsters and gerbils are childrens’ pets, which make them the perfect pets for queer men.
Gerbils on the other hand can still be used safely.
The hubris of our current culture has ignored the millenia old prohibitions which were in large part based on health concerns.), and would logically lead to an extinction of the human race.
Helath ‘Chiefs’.
“I used to be a white hamster. BAWWWWWWWW!”
“You keep using that word ‘isolate”, I don’t think it means what you think it means.”
Richard Gere is unavailable for comment.
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