Saturday, 26 January 2019

PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Typhimurium - USA: pet hedgehogs

Salmonella -- United States
Total 11
Illnesses started on dates from 22 Oct 2018 to 25 Dec 2018. Ill people range in age from 2 to 28 years, with a median age of 12 years. Of these, 45% are female. Of 11 people, one (9%) has been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
In interviews, ill people answered questions about animal contact in the week before they became ill. Of 11 people interviewed, 10 (91%) reported contact with hedgehogs before becoming ill. Ill people reported buying hedgehogs from various

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6279027&promed&0

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