Pet turtles linked to latest Salmonella outbreak

By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Federal health officials report investigating a Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak linked to contact with pet turtles. To date, 21 people have been infected with the outbreak strain from 13 states, including seven requiring hospitalization. No deaths have been reported. Interviews with ill people indicate that contact with pet turtles is the likely source of this ["]

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