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Multistate outbreak of <i>Salmonella</i> Typhimurium linked to pet hedgehogs, United States, 2018–2019
19 Jan 2022
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In December 2018, PulseNet, the national laboratory network for enteric disease surveillance, identified an increase in Salmonella Typhimurium isolates with an uncommon pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern which was previously isolated from hedgehogs. CDC, state, and local health partners interviewed patients with a questionnaire that focused on hedgehog exposures, conducted traceback of patients' hedgehog...
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