Friday, 20 May 2016

PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, multiple serotypes - USA: pet turtles

Salmonella -- United States
In 4 separate multistate outbreaks, a total of 133 people infected with the outbreak strains of _Salmonella_ were reported from 26 states between 16 Jan 2015 and 8 Apr 2016. In interviews, ill people answered questions about contact with animals during the week before becoming ill; 55 (50 percent) of the 110 people interviewed reported contact with small turtles or their environments, such as water from a turtle habitat, before their illness. 25 (45 percent) of the 55 ill people who had

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