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Never Kiss a Froggy Frog
To entertain Sorenne today, we stopped by the Hallmark store at the Manhattan Mall. In addition to her favorite Webkinz, we found miniature (living) frogs in little glass cubes. Sorenne was fascinated...
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More on frozen mice as reptile food; first outbreak linked to MiceDirect...
“I never thought that a mouse could have salmonella. It just never entered my mind.” So says Steve Gilfillan, 51, a deputy sheriff in Council Bluffs, Iowa, who, according to the New York Times this...
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‘Be the bug’ and beware cross-contamination
I routinely appropriate lines from popular movies. When trying to explain the risks of cross-contamination and dangerous microorganisms moving around, I invoke the scene from Caddyshack where Chevy...
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Texas proposes changes to salmonella warnings for handling reptiles
ReptileChannel.com (another of my favorite reads) reports the Texas Department of State Health Services has proposed changes to the wording reptile retailers in Texas use on signs warning customers...
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Infant in Ireland stricken with botulism from pet turtle, reptiles not...
An infant in Ireland is recovering after a bout with botulism type E, most likely due to exposure to a pet turtle or turtle feed. Dr Paul McKeown, a specialist in public health medicine at the national...
View ArticleSalmonella city: over 60 reptiles abandoned in North Carolina
Investigators say more than 60 reptiles were left without water and heat in an abandoned warehouse in the Upstate. It’s been more than three months since authorities made charges in the case, but the...
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Salmonella risk from reptiles, Australia version
In 2009, a four-month-old baby girl was taken to an Australian hospital emergency department after contracting salmonella through indirect contact with an eastern bearded dragon. Testing revealed the...
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For salmonella sake, don’t touch lizards or cast members of Jersey Shore
Replace the term “amphibian and reptile” with “Jersey Shore cast member” and this advisory from the Jefferson Health Dept. in North Jersey is still accurate. Contact with amphibians (such as frogs and...
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UK baby sick with Salmonella from pet lizard
A five-month-old baby was rushed to hospital after contracting Salmonella pomona from an exotic family pet. Your Local Guardian reports a warning has now been issued to all reptile owners and further...
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You see a cute lizard, I see a Salmonella factory
We got two kittens from a rescue shelter. The 4-year-old and the 38-year-old are both enjoying the frantics of kittens. Even me. And it allowed me to continue the discussion with Sorenne about bacteria...
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Children suffer the most: Salmonellosis from reptiles in Minnesota, 1996-2011
I’ve told this tale before but it’s worth retelling in light of new stats from Minnesota. Turtles in the 1960s and 1970s were inexpensive, popular, and low maintenance pets, with an array of groovy...
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It’s the kids that suffer; from the duh files: Pet reptiles pose Salmonella...
Owning exotic reptiles such as snakes, chameleons, iguanas and geckos could place infants at risk of salmonella infection, according to a British study. Researchers in the southwestern English county...
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Texas proposes changes to salmonella warnings for handling reptiles
ReptileChannel.com (another of my favorite reads) reports the Texas Department of State Health Services has proposed changes to the wording reptile retailers in Texas use on signs warning customers...
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Infant in Ireland stricken with botulism from pet turtle, reptiles not...
An infant in Ireland is recovering after a bout with botulism type E, most likely due to exposure to a pet turtle or turtle feed. Dr Paul McKeown, a specialist in public health medicine at the national...
View ArticleSalmonella city: over 60 reptiles abandoned in North Carolina
Investigators say more than 60 reptiles were left without water and heat in an abandoned warehouse in the Upstate. It’s been more than three months since authorities made charges in the case, but the...
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Salmonella risk from reptiles, Australia version
In 2009, a four-month-old baby girl was taken to an Australian hospital emergency department after contracting salmonella through indirect contact with an eastern bearded dragon. Testing revealed the...
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For salmonella sake, don’t touch lizards or cast members of Jersey Shore
Replace the term “amphibian and reptile” with “Jersey Shore cast member” and this advisory from the Jefferson Health Dept. in North Jersey is still accurate. Contact with amphibians (such as frogs and...
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UK baby sick with Salmonella from pet lizard
A five-month-old baby was rushed to hospital after contracting Salmonella pomona from an exotic family pet. Your Local Guardian reports a warning has now been issued to all reptile owners and further...
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Keep reptile–human interactions safe
While the contribution of the main food-related sources to human salmonellosis is well documented, knowledge on the contribution of reptiles is limited. We quantified and examined trends in...
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Texas proposes changes to salmonella warnings for handling reptiles
ReptileChannel.com (another of my favorite reads) reports the Texas Department of State Health Services has proposed changes to the wording reptile retailers in Texas use on signs warning customers...
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