They are being told to be extra careful when touching and handling dogs.
My friend has two small little dogs that him and his wife walk every day and he is very worried about this situation.
How does this happen exactly? I do not know.
That said, I have three cats but they do not go outside at all.
I doubt any of them would be good raters but just having a cat around the house tends to keep the rats/mice away because the scent of a cat is enough apparently.
I live in an area that is said to be rat infested but I've never seen any of them where I am located so maybe the cats are keeping them away.
This whole thing is a HUGE nightmare already. How can we go on existing like this?
The next question becomes, who wants to continue to exist like this forever perhaps dare one suggest? 
ugh! 
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