Pregnant women have been advised by the Department of Health to avoid contact with sheep during lambing season because of a risk of infections including chlamydiosis, listeriosis and toxoplasmosis, to them and their unborn baby. A leaflet, While you are pregnant: How to avoid infection from food and from contact with animals, is available from GPs and midwives.
Pregnant women have been advised by the Department of Health to avoid contact with sheep during lambing season because of a risk of infections including chlamydiosis, listeriosis and toxoplasmosis, to them and their unborn baby. A leaflet, While you are pregnant: How to avoid infection from food and from contact with animals, is available from GPs and midwives.