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Pet turtles linked to 27-state salmonella outbreak; IN, MI has cases

LOS ANGELES -- To date 124 people in 27 states have been reported ill in a recent salmonella outbreak linked to small pet turtles, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Pet Turtles Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

LOS ANGELES -- To date 124 people in 27 states have been reported ill in a recent salmonella outbreak linked to small pet turtles, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

NEWS SCAN: Salmonella from turtles and tempeh, Campylobacter in raw milk, vaccine evidence grading

CDC: Small pet turtles have sickened 124 with Salmonella The number of people sickened by Salmonella from small pet turtles has almost doubled, to 124 in 27 states, as two new outbreaks have been confirmed, raising the number of recent turtle-linked outbreaks to five, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported yesterday.

State Issues Warning of Sick Turtles

There have been no reports of turtles causing human infections in Connecticut.

Man arrested for animal abuse after throwing turtles

A 31-year-old Gresham man was arrested for animal abuse after he allegedly threw his wife’s pet turtles across the room during a heated argument. He was arrested at his home at 1:35 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, after an officer was dispatched for a domestic argument. When the officer arrived, ...

Pet memories help Rams rookies, vets break ice

ST. LOUIS (AP) Jeff Fisher took an offbeat approach for breaking the ice when St. Louis Rams veterans and rookies met for the first time.