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Outbreak strain of Salmonella traced to pet bearded dragons; 25 states involved

By News Desk on January 13, 2022

The CDC has announced that 44 people have been infected with  Salmonella Uganda from bearded dragons. Foods, surfaces and utensils can become cross contaminated if proper hygiene practices are not followed.

On Nov. 19, 2021, …
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Norway follows UK with reptile Salmonella warning

By Joe Whitworth on October 2, 2021

Norway has reported 13 human Salmonella infections over three years linked to the feeding and handling of snakes.

Similarly, officials in the UK have reported almost 850 people have fallen ill with Salmonella infections in …
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Renewed Salmonella warning for reptile owners; hundreds sickened in recent years

By Joe Whitworth on September 28, 2021

Almost 850 people have fallen ill with Salmonella infections in recent years as part of an outbreak linked to feeder rodents.

The outbreak was first investigated in 2015 and most of those sick lived in…
Continue Reading Renewed Salmonella warning for reptile owners; hundreds sickened in recent years

CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Blamed on Bearded Dragons is Over

By News Desk on August 21, 2014

The Salmonella outbreak blamed on pet bearded dragons is over, but the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta expects that a lower level of infections from the reptiles will continue. In…
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Oh Rats! They Carry Salmonella, Too

By Mary Rothschild on April 20, 2012

Along with reports of Salmonella infection outbreaks involving contact with chicks and ducks, tiny turtles and pet frogs, add 46 cases of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- infection linked to handling rodents sold as food…
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Small Turtles Likely Source of 3 Salmonella Outbreaks

By Gretchen Goetz on March 31, 2012

Public health officials are currently investigating three multistate outbreaks of Salmonella linked to baby turtles.

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Since September of last year, at least 66 people in 16 states have been sickened by three strains of Salmonella:…

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