Animal shelter job and kittens.

I started doing some community service at the animal shelter in my county. Then after I finished cleaning out every kitten cage in there, the lady I work with told me they had some kittens with feline Leukemia. I have three week old baby kittens.
Now, I took off all my clothes as soon I got in the door, made my sister go in my room to get me new clothes, took a shower, and lysol'ed everything I touched, but I'm still soooo paranoid about it.
Is it just me being paranoid, as the kitten's remaining at the shelter haven't even been diagnosed with it, or am I not doing enough. I would seriously be devastated if I lost any of my cats.

i found this for you
it is transfered via
Bite wounds from infected cats (more common among outdoor and indoor-outdoor cats)
Blood transfusions
Mouth and nose contact with infected saliva or urine
Mutual grooming
Nose-to-nose contact
Shared food dishes and water bowls
Shared litter trays
Sneezing
i think you have done everything right.

oh thank you so much. I'm still going to disinfect like crazy, so I don't pass any other germs to them but a cold is easier to fix than FLV

I used to worry about the same thing, but more so with parvo and my dogs. Unless you have "fluid" on you and transfer that, you're safe. It's understandable to worry though. Just always do a good hand washing before you leave the shelter, up to your elbows, under the nails....

And FLV is tricky. My cat doesn't have it, but almost every cat in his feral colony (including his mom and who we thought was his dad) ended up having it. Every cat from the colony that I took in to have spayed/neutered was positive except for my cat (kitten at the time) and his grandmother. Confused all of us, but my Domino Kitty is healthy and no longer feral. He has actually since been exposed to a foster that was positive. We tested Domino all over and still not positive. Small miracle I guess.

And good for you for volunteering! I'm sure the animals appreciate you.