{"topic_id":"parasite_zoonosis_cdc_salmonella_pets","category":"parasite-zoonosis","context":"---\ntopic_id: parasite_zoonosis_cdc_salmonella_pets\ncategory: parasite-zoonosis\ntitle: \"CDC — Salmonella from pets (reptiles, birds, small mammals) & food-safety handling\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"CDC Salmonella from pets (via Wayback Machine archive of cdc.gov/healthypets/diseases/salmonella.html; live site WAF-blocked)\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/parasite-zoonosis/cdc_salmonella_wayback.html\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-09\ntokens_estimated: 230\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"CDC — Salmonella Infection (Healthy Pets, Healthy People)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"US CDC (NCEZID / DGMQ)\"\n  title: \"Salmonella Infection — Healthy Pets, Healthy People\"\n  url: \"https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/diseases/salmonella.html\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-09 (via web.archive.org snapshot 20240515)\"\n  ref: \"CDC Salmonella pets\"\n  doc_type: \"official web page (archived)\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: public_domain\n---\n\nThe CDC notes that `Salmonella are bacteria that can live in the intestinal tract of many different animals` and `can make both people and animals sick`. `Many animals and pets can carry these germs, even if they` appear healthy.\n\nHigh-risk pet groups for shedding Salmonella include `Reptiles (turtles, lizards, and snakes)`, amphibians, backyard poultry, and rodents/small mammals. Animals that do get sick `might have diarrhea`; sick animals `may vomit or have a fever`. CDC guidance emphasises `handwashing` and properly cleaning/disinfecting items and surfaces that have come in contact with animals.\n\nPet-food relevance: Salmonella contamination of dry/pet food and raw diets is a major pet-food recall driver (see fda-pet-recall). The CDC's reptile/small-animal shedding facts are the human-health counterpart to the manufacturing-safety controls in `mfg_food_safety_us_cfr_507` / `mfg_food_safety_eu_183_2005`.\n\nNote: CDC live site was WAF-blocked at fetch time; content landed from the Wayback Machine official archive (first-hand CDC text).\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/parasite-zoonosis/cdc_salmonella_wayback.html` (CDC via web.archive.org, landed 2026-08-09).\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `Salmonella are bacteria that can live in the intestinal tract of many different animals`\n- `can make both people and animals sick`\n- `Many animals and pets can carry these germs, even if they`\n- `Reptiles (turtles, lizards, and snakes)`\n- `might have diarrhea`\n- `may vomit or have a fever`\n- `handwashing`\n","sources":["CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People — Salmonella Infection — Healthy Pets, Healthy People (retrieved 2026-08-09)"],"source":{"authority":"CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People","title":"Salmonella Infection — Healthy Pets, Healthy People","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/diseases/salmonella.html","retrieved":"2026-08-09","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"CDC — Salmonella Infection (Healthy Pets, Healthy People)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/parasite-zoonosis/cdc_salmonella_wayback.html"},"source_document":"CDC — Salmonella Infection (Healthy Pets, Healthy People)","source_file":"pdf-raw/parasite-zoonosis/cdc_salmonella_wayback.html","trust":{"authority_tier":"ungraded","fidelity":"verbatim","license":"public_domain","display_grade":"pending"},"tokens_estimated":230,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}