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CDC investigation of 2020 Salmonella infections leads to pet hedgehogs

By News Desk on August 20, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a cluster of 17 Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to pet hedgehogs.

The cluster was detected in July 2020 by PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for …
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The Big Five: Most Common Salmonella Strains in Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

By Sam Robinson on August 19, 2013

This article was originally published on August 2 by The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting as part of a series titled “Cracks in the System.” An estimated 1.2 million Salmonella-related illnesses occur each…
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CDC Updates on Hedgehog Salmonella Outbreak: 23 Ill in 9 States

By News Desk on April 16, 2013

A CDC investigation update for the multistate outbreak of human Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to pet hedgehogs has been updated. Twenty-three people in nine states have been reported as sickened with the same strain.
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Hedgehogs Have Sickened 34 with Salmonella Since 2011

By News Desk on February 1, 2013

Since 2011, at least 34 Americans have fallen ill with a rare strain of Salmonella Typhimurium contracted from pet hedgehogs, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That case count includes…
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Pet Hedgehogs Implicated in Salmonella Outbreak

By Gretchen Goetz on September 7, 2012

At least 14 people have been sickened in a multistate Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to contact with hedgehogs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first illnesses connected to this outbreak occurred…
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