- Eleven people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from eight states.
- One person has been hospitalised and no deaths have been reported.
- Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicate that contact with pet hedgehogs is the likely source of this outbreak.
- In interviews, 10 (91%) of 11 ill people reported contact with a hedgehog.
- A common supplier of hedgehogs in this outbreak has not been identified.
- The outbreak strain making people sick was identified in samples collected from three hedgehogs in two ill patients’ homes in Minnesota.
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