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Source: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium-01-19/index.html
Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Pet Hedgehogs
Posted January 25, 2019 at 1:30 PM ET
CDC and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with pet hedgehogs.
At A Glance
Reported Cases: 11
States: 8
Hospitalizations: 1
Deaths: 0
Eleven people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from eight states.
One person has been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported.
Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicate that contact with pet hedgehogs is the likely source of this outbreak.
In interviews, 10 (91%) of 11 ill people reported contact with a hedgehog.
A common supplier of hedgehogs in this outbreak has not been identified.
The outbreak strain making people sick was identified in samples collected from three hedgehogs in two ill patients? homes in Minnesota...
Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Pet Hedgehogs
Posted January 25, 2019 at 1:30 PM ET
CDC and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with pet hedgehogs.
At A Glance
Reported Cases: 11
States: 8
Hospitalizations: 1
Deaths: 0
Eleven people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from eight states.
One person has been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported.
Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicate that contact with pet hedgehogs is the likely source of this outbreak.
In interviews, 10 (91%) of 11 ill people reported contact with a hedgehog.
A common supplier of hedgehogs in this outbreak has not been identified.
The outbreak strain making people sick was identified in samples collected from three hedgehogs in two ill patients? homes in Minnesota...