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From: sara topel City: hanover park, IL
is squirrel mange contagious if i go outside them come inside and pet my cat or dog?
	Extension Message From: Laura Kammin Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program lkammin@illinois.edu
Always a good practice to wash your hands thoroughly. I'm not aware of the squirrel mange mite colonizing non-squirrel hosts (such as people, dogs, or cats), but a few bites could occur if you had close contact (i.e., handling the squirrels as opposed to just feeding them).
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