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Index of Subjects Would it be necessary to wear facial masks to prevent any microbes (?) or tiny particles from being inhaled (through the nose) if the pellets are dry or flaky?? Just a thought. liz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Hebda" <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Owl pellets for schools? > We went through this exercise several years ago when we confirmed that > some of the commercially available pellets actually came from the US > mid-west, specifically in areas of Hanta virus. (this was based on > identification of the species contained in the pellets where intact crania > were retrieved). > > We inquired through the Health Canada infectious diseases laboratory in > Winnipeg. > > The conclusion was that sterilization of the pellets was indeed important, > but that with dry storage of the pellets, that particular pathogen wan > rendered inert. They did recommend precautions such as disposable gloves > and disinfection of surface ant implements when doing the dissections. > This was more to get the students to think of those precautions, although > the extra sanitary protocols would not hurt. > > As a result, we still offer that as a supervised schools program here at > the Museum. > > Andrew
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