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66 sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to turtles
By MyHealthNewsDaily Staff
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating three separate Salmonella outbreaks linked with exposure to turtles, the agency announced today.
In 16 states, 66 people have been infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella bacteria, including 36 children under 10 years old. Eleven people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported, the CDC says.
People should not purchase small turtles (those with a shell length of less than four inches), and should keep turtles out of homes, childcare centers and schools, the CDC advised...
66 sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to turtles
By MyHealthNewsDaily Staff
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating three separate Salmonella outbreaks linked with exposure to turtles, the agency announced today.
In 16 states, 66 people have been infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella bacteria, including 36 children under 10 years old. Eleven people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported, the CDC says.
People should not purchase small turtles (those with a shell length of less than four inches), and should keep turtles out of homes, childcare centers and schools, the CDC advised...