Canadian health officials are investigating a Salmonella outbreak associated with geckos.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has identified 25 patients. One person has died. Three people have required hospitalization.
The health agency reports that patients have ranged in age from 1 to 103. The most recent patient became
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One person has died as a result of a Salmonella outbreak that has been linked to snakes and rodents, according to a notice issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
The agency is advising individuals to take precautions to prevent further infections. The outbreak has affected 45 people across
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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, the Oregon Health Authority collected samples from a bearded dragon in a sick person’s home
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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 an outbreak that was first investigated in 2015.
The National Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet)
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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 households with one or more pet reptiles.
The latest warning states feeder mice are distributed
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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 a final update on the outbreak involving both the Salmonella Cotham and the Salmonella Kisarawe
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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 for pet reptiles and amphibians.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in its April
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Public health officials are currently investigating three multistate outbreaks of Salmonella linked to baby turtles.
Since September of last year, at least 66 people in 16 states have been sickened by three strains of Salmonella: Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona and Salmonella Poona, all thought to be carried by small turtles.
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