Healthy reptiles and amphibians can carry Salmonella and other germs that make people sick-especially young children. Take steps to keep you and your family healthy!
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For the Pet Owners
- Poster: Reptiles and Amphibians and Preventing Salmonella Infections
- English: After you touch amphibians or reptiles, wash your hands so you don't get sick![618 KB]
- Spanish: Si toca anfibios o reptiles, ¡lávese las manos para no enfermarse![629 KB]
- French: Lavez vos mains, après avoir touché des amphibies ou des reptiles, pour ne pas tomber malade![623 KB]
- Chinese: 為了避免生病, 在接觸兩棲或爬行動物之後請洗手！[710 KB]
- Turtles Kept as Pets
- Safe Reptile Handling
- Podcasts
- CDC Kidtastics: Water Frogs, Aquariums, and Salmonella—Oh My! [PODCAST - 4:26 minutes]
- CDC Kidtastics: Don't Kiss a Frog! [PODCAST - 3:50 minutes]
- En Español: ¡No beses al sapo!
- Salmonella from Baby Turtles
- Salmonella Infection and Water Frogs
For Public Health Professionals
- Digital Press Kit: Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Small Turtles
- CDC Public Health Matters Blog: Tiny Turtle—Serious Health Threat
- CDC Warns that Water Frogs Can Make Your Child Sick[279 KB]
- Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine: Salmonella and Turtle Safety
Publications
- Notes from the Field: Four Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Small Turtle Exposure — United States, 2015
- Turtle-Associated Salmonellosis, United States, 2006–2014[1.13 MB]
- Notes from the Field: Update on Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Associated with Aquatic Frogs—United States, 2009-2011
- Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2011[1.33 MB]
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