I have to disagree somewhat with the other commenters. This is useful information. My grandkids have these reptiles and they let them run all over everything, They put them on their shoulders, they kiss them, and until right now I thought that was perfectly okay. When I was a kid, we were told that reptiles were naturally pretty clean, and I don't know of anyone who ever got sick from handling one. Maybe the world isn't the same place. We've been the guinea pigs of industry for an awfully long time now, and maybe we don't have the resistance we had when I was a kid. Whatever. But in light of this, the information in the link from the CDC is useful. Keeping them away from kitchens, your mouth, etc. strikes me as the real common sense takeaway here. And yeah, of course, wash your hands after handling them.
Food Safety Report: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Bearded Dragons Affects Multiple States
I have to disagree somewhat with the other commenters. This is useful information. My grandkids have these reptiles and they let them run all over everything, They put them on their shoulders, they kiss them, and until right now I thought that was perfectly okay. When I was a kid, we were told that reptiles were naturally pretty clean, and I don't know of anyone who ever got sick from handling one. Maybe the world isn't the same place. We've been the guinea pigs of industry for an awfully long time now, and maybe we don't have the resistance we had when I was a kid. Whatever. But in light of this, the information in the link from the CDC is useful. Keeping them away from kitchens, your mouth, etc. strikes me as the real common sense takeaway here. And yeah, of course, wash your hands after handling them.