# ‘Exotic’ pets are a growing health risk for humans and wildife

> “I hope it’s not something from the parrots I was treating,” she told Mongabay-India after being discharged from the hospital.

- Published: 2026-09-21T15:01:04.624Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T15:01:04.624Z
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- Topics: Politics
- Involves: A 2021 review of 82 studies on illegal wildlife trade, A 2021 study, A 2021 study of India’s exotic reptile trade, A 2026 report on India’s exotic pet trade by Humane World for Animals, A 2026 systematic review of exotic pets, A comprehensive review of psittacosis by the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute in 2021, A consignment of red-eared sliders headed towards India that was seized in Singapore in July 2025, An analysis of 2079 traded species and 40 years of global wildlife-trade data, Dr Rina Dev, The consignment of red-eared sliders seized in Singapore in July 2025, avian and exotic animal veterinarian, forest department

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