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8/10/2010
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US FDA and CDC Alert to Consumers
Biggers & Callaham LLC., D/B/A Mice Direct of Cleveland Georgia is recalling frozen reptile feed (mice, rats, chicks), because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products. People handling contaminated pet food can become infected with Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the product or any surfaces exposed to these products.
The frozen reptile feed was distributed in all states, except Hawaii, through pet stores and by mail order and direct delivery.
Frozen reptile feed was shipped in plastic bags with the following product codes M-SP100, M-P100, M-PF100, M-F100, M-H100, M-W50, M-A50, M-JA25, R-P100, R-F50, R-PUP50, R-W50, R-S50, R-M20, R-L10, R-J5, R-C5, R-M3 followed by E9, F9, G9, H9, I9, J9, K9, L9 or A10, B10, C10, D10, E10, F10, G10, and whole frozen chicks in 25 count bags.
Consumers who purchased reptile feed from Mice Direct are urged to contact Mice Direct by telephone at 888-747-0736 from 9:00a.m-5:00p.m EST Monday-Friday or by e-mail at sales@micedirect.com for instructions concerning this recall and for credits towards replacement of unused product.
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5/12/2010
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For Updates on the Gulf Oil Spill
The US Fish & Wildlife has set up a website designed to keep up with the latest news regarding the oil spill - where oiled wildlife has been found, where oil has impacted the coast, spill maps, and more. Visit
www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/index.html for the latest news.
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5/3/2010
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How to volunteer to help with the Gulf Oil Spill
U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service announcement addressing oiled wildlife affected by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and method to volunteer. See here for more details.
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12/4/2008
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White-Nosed Syndrome in Bats
The USFWS has posted guidelines for cavers regarding White-Nosed Syndrome. It offers some good guidelines (especially regarding disinfecting) that might be of interest to wildlife rehabilitators.
Their white-nose webpage also has some good info and updates.
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10/28/2008
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Revised Federal Falconry Regulations
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized changes to the Federal regulations governing falconry on October 8, 2008 (Federal Register Volume 73, pages 59448-59477). The questions and answers summarize some of the changes. For more information on these and other changes, refer to the final rule at www.fws.gov/migratorybirds. All falconers are encouraged to review the new regulations carefully.
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6/3/2008
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The Use of Tamiflu in Wildlife
Please follow this link to view the NWRA's Vet Committee's Statement Regarding the Use of Human Antiviral Drugs in Wildlife Patients.
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6/1/2008
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Nationwide Recall of Heparin and Saline Pre-filled Flushes
Nationwide Recall of Heparin and Saline Pre-filled Flushes
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12/7/2006
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Avian Influenza Update
See NWRA's Avian Influeza FAQ and it's March and November (2006) updates.
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8/29/2006
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Disease mapping services
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are pleased to announce an expansion of their disease mapping services. The new web site, http://diseasemaps.usgs.gov, in
addition to showing West Nile virus (WNV) activity, maps cases of 5 other
arboviruses: St. Louis encephalitis (SLE), eastern equine encephalitis
(EEE), western equine encephalitis (WEE), La Crosse encephalitis (LAC), and Powassan virus (POW).
Data on these diseases are provided by state health departments to CDC using CDC's ArboNet surveillance system. Every Tuesday at 3 a.m. a summary
report is generated from the ArboNet database and transmitted to USGS.
These data are used to create the more than 700 maps contained on the web site.
Anyone who uses the http://westnilemaps.usgs.gov address will be redirected to the new homepage at http://diseasemaps.usgs.gov.
Stephen C. Guptill, Ph.D.
Senior Research Physical Scientist
U. S. Geological Survey
810 National Center
Reston, VA 20192 USA
sguptill@usgs.gov
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