https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/26196/lcmv-lymphocytic-choriomeningitis-virus--is-it-a-risk Does anyone know much about lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)? I saw a recent seminar on rats where it was mentioned and the advice was that rats shouldn&#39;t be pets for children or immunosuppressed people. The reason I&#39;m asking is a pregnancyen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/185145?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 26 Sep 2017 19:56:26 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7360042f-b148-42a8-b5b8-e64b38eadde0An On MRCVS<p>Brilliant, thank you very much for the info.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/185049?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 25 Sep 2017 22:19:37 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:3efb8bc2-f62e-4a81-8c50-7f5c5138f26fMarie Kubiak<p>It is rare as it is short-lived infection in most rodents except hamsters. I believe it is mainly transmitted in urine so main risk would be from contact with urine of a pet hamster who is kept in a situation where wild rodents could have had direct or indirect contact. Slightly more concern if working with callitrichid primates but that is a bit outside the box.</p> <p>I didn&#39;t worry about it when pregnant but other things did make me jumpy. You have to work out what you are happy to do, whether it is to carry on as normal, wearing gloves to handle rodents and their bedding or just to make sure reception book rodents in with another vet- none is a huge deal or an unreasonable course of action. If you&#39;re not happy with any aspect of your work talk to other vets, at worst it will be a temporary inconvenience and no-one gets too bothered! I passed on birds to a colleague and picked up more of the small mammal cases when I was pregnant so no-one ended up with more work, just a reallocation of cases.</p> <p>Marie</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>