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Exotic animals, domestic pets pose risk for children: study (AFP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081006/hl_afp/healthanimalsus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081006/capt.cps.nut09.061008202944.photo00.photo.default-439x512.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=pjhKWuETHR6tSRLxLPARSA--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="A woman in a specialist medical facility holds a bearded dragon, in 2005, in New York. Exotic pets such lizards and more common animals like hamsters and hedgehogs pose a health risk to children and the elderly, a new study found Monday.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Exotic pets such lizards and more common animals like hamsters and hedgehogs pose a health risk to children and the elderly, a new study found Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>