Dear GRC:

Below is a link to a paper that was published today that illustrates the potential risk of not changing gloves between handling infected and uninfected animals or co-housing infected and uninfected individuals for short duration.  Please share with others.

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0193243 

All the Best, Matt  

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Matthew J. Gray, Ph.D., Professor

Co-chair, PARC National Disease Task Team

Chair, Research Working Group of the North American Bsal Task Force
Past Director, Global Ranavirus Consortium 
Associate Director, UTIA Center for Wildlife Health

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