CDC: Small Pet Turtles Pose Salmonella Danger
On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a multistate outbreak of Salmonella linked to small turtles.
So far, 51 cases of Salmonella have been reported in 21 states. In almost half of cases, the illness has been so severe as to require hospitalization, although no deaths have been reported. Babies and young children are most often the victims after handling baby turtles: 10 of the patients were younger than 1 year, while 17 patients were younger than 5 years, the CDC noted.
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