Yes, you read the title correctly — I grew up with an African dwarf frog as a pet. Not a dog, cat, hamster or bunny … but a small, 3-inch-long, brownish-green aquatic African dwarf frog. It was winter ...

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Jan. 8 -- THURSDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time in the United States, doctors have spotted an outbreak of Salmonella linked to African dwarf frogs, typically kept in home aquariums.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Buying your tyke a pet frog might carry a downside that extends well beyond the “ick” factor, a new study finds. Pet African dwarf frogs harboring salmonella have ...