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Originally Posted by Finedon.Dandy  Just felt I should warn....Pregnant women shouldnt have any contact with sheep or their fresh by-products. |
Especially risky at lambing time, but most of the dangerous infections, it is possible to develop immunity by exposure (when not pregnant of course), and anyone who has worked with the same flock of sheep in the past may well be immune to any infections that are present. At lambing time, those who do the lambing work may carry infections on their work clothes until laundered, or on their person until after a thorough shower/bath, so living in the same house may also be risky to those not immune.