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Archived — recall 23919

Health Canada Consumer Product Safety · Canada · 2004-10-02

As described by Health Canada Consumer Product Safety: Archived – The Public Health Agency of Canada Advises of a Potential Health Concern Related to Dwarf/Pigmy or Regular Hamsters

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Agency: Health Canada Consumer Product Safety
Recall identifier: 23919
Date of alert: 2004-10-02
Country / jurisdiction: Canada
Risk type: recall
Product category: Household items
Product type: Consumer product safety
Notice status: Archived by the issuing authority — kept for reference

Reported risk: The Public Health Agency of Canada is advising Canadians in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario who have purchased a dwarf/pigmy or regular hamster in the past three months of a potential health concern. Ill hamsters from a pet distributor in Manitoba have tested positive for Type B tularemia. It is a rare and usually mild disease in humans that can be treated with antibiotics. In rare cases, some forms of tularemia can be fatal.

Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/archived-public-health-agency-

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