Stay safe and healthy while feeding reptiles and amphibians!

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
• Description:
  Live and frozen feeder rodents (such as mice and rats) and the reptiles and amphibians that eat them (snakes, lizards, turtles, and frogs) can sometimes carry germs that can make people sick. These germs can cause illnesses ranging from diarrhea to birth defects.
  
  • Feeder rodents and reptiles can carry germs even if they look healthy and clean.
  
  • Germs are shed in rodent and reptile droppings and can easily contaminate their bodies and anything in areas where they live.
  
  » These germs can contaminate areas where rodents are housed or handled, or where frozen rodents are prepared, thawed, and stored. The germs can spread to people after they touch rodents, reptiles, or any areas that come in contact with these animals.
  
  » Reptiles that live in tanks or cages can contaminate their habitats, including their water bowls.
  
  CS294770-F
  
  Publication date from document properties.
  
  safety-feeding-reptiles-h.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Amphibians Animal Diseases Animal Feed Animals, Domestic Bonding, Human-Pet Drug Resistance, Microbial Food Safety Pets Reptiles Zoonoses
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Pages in Document:
  1 unnumbered page
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:40c1939d346bbc4264853111483eed3263ff0158fcc519ece3fccde84ee1f71d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/147158/cdc_147158_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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