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CDC Experts Talk About Pets and Your Health

Facts and details to help people live happily with pets – while staying healthy.

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CDC’s Dr. Megin Nichols talks about Salmonella and backyard flocks, live from a backyard coop. (Transcript)

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Many people keep small turtles as pets, not realizing that they can cause disease. CDC Expert Commentary

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In this slideshow, CDC reviews outbreaks of enteric diseases linked to contact with animals.

Dr. Casey Barton Behravesh

Which furry (and not furry) friends are most likely to transmit infection to humans? Share these precautions with your pet-loving patients. CDC Expert Commentary