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30/05/2007
Man hospitalised by hamster bite
A man has been taken to hospital after suffering a severe allergic reaction from a hamster bite.
The 50-year-old was bitten by the animal as he tried to retrieve it from under the floorboards of his home in Evesham in Worcestershire on Monday night.
The man's seven-year-old daughter had accidentally let the hamster out of its cage.
It is understood that the man suffered breathing difficulties and was in a semi-conscious state when paramedics arrived at his home.
He was given medication to counteract the reaction and taken to Alexandra Hospital in Redditch for further treatment.
(KMcA/JM)
The 50-year-old was bitten by the animal as he tried to retrieve it from under the floorboards of his home in Evesham in Worcestershire on Monday night.
The man's seven-year-old daughter had accidentally let the hamster out of its cage.
It is understood that the man suffered breathing difficulties and was in a semi-conscious state when paramedics arrived at his home.
He was given medication to counteract the reaction and taken to Alexandra Hospital in Redditch for further treatment.
(KMcA/JM)
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