Does anyone know if Tortoises can carry Campylobacter? It is similar to Salmonella. While the Heath Dept told me highly unlikley, I found this paragraph below online.
"While Salmonella is the most common, reptiles can harbour a host of other pathogens. They can carry Campylobacter, which causes serious gastroenteritis, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever, and even Tuberculosis, which can be transmitted to humans through scratches and bites, when handling and cleaning the cage of an infected reptile."
"While Salmonella is the most common, reptiles can harbour a host of other pathogens. They can carry Campylobacter, which causes serious gastroenteritis, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever, and even Tuberculosis, which can be transmitted to humans through scratches and bites, when handling and cleaning the cage of an infected reptile."