Reaping the Whirlwind? Human Disease from Exotic Pets
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Injuries, envenomations and stings from exotic pets.
A variety of exotic vertebrate and invertebrate species are kept as 'pets' including fishes, amphibians (for example, frogs and toads), reptiles (turtles, crocodiles, lizards and snakes), birds, mammals (for example, primates, civets, and lions), and invertebrates (for example spiders, scorpions, and centipedes), and ownership of some of these animals is rising. Data for 2009-2011 suggest that ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BioScience
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1525-3244,0006-3568
DOI: 10.1641/b580102