rat bite fever

I recently adopted 3 rats (all 1 year old). 1 was left at a shelter as a lone rat (Missy) and the other 2 (Coco and Ciara) were adopted as friends for my lone rat. I have successfully done introductions, they have been in their cage for around 1 month now. But I have noticed that Coco and...

About to get friend for our rat (so that this can be her forever home) when I saw on this forum: "My 10 year old daughter contracted streptobacillus moniliformis (rat bite fever) from her rat's sneeze! My daughter almost died. Although rats are very sweet, most carry this deadly bacteria."