On May 20, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported 37 people were sick with the same strain of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to contact with frozen feeder rodents used to feed pet reptiles.

On June 2, 2014, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced 20 people were sick with the same strain of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to contact with frozen feeder rodents used to feed pet reptiles.