FDA Removes Restrictions on African Rodents, Prairie Dogs, and Certain Other Animals

Summary

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is lifting its regulations on the capture, transport, sale, and release of African rodents, prairie dogs, and certain other animals, citing the need to prevent the spread of monkeypox in the United States. This decision comes after the FDA determined that the restrictions are no longer necessary to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of the disease.