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Sat 02 Feb 2011Reptiles not suitable as pets for under fives
PARENTS HAVE been warned that reptiles are not appropriate pets for children under the age of five after an infant picked up a potentially life-threatening infection from a pet turtle.
The baby who was recently diagnosed with a botulism infection is now recovering but the national Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) warned the situation could have been more grim as recovery from such a serious infection is by no means assured.
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