Small pet turtles purchased online are responsible for sickening 15 people across 11 States with Salmonella, according to the results of a CDC investigation released today.

Of the impacted people, 80% reported contact with pet turtles and 92% of those said their turtles were small or had a shell less than 4 inches in length. 64% of those people said they purchased ...

Of the 20 infected people who provided information to the C.D.C., 16 said they’d had contact with pet turtles; 12 of those said the pet turtles had shells less than four inches long.

But a 16-state outbreak of salmonella launched a CDC investigation that found an unusual cause for the recent spread of the disease: small pet turtles. Of the 28 cases of salmonella that the CDC ...

Small pet turtles blamed for salmonella outbreak that sickened 15 people. ... “Do not buy small turtles with shells less than four inches long,” the CDC wrote in its investigation notice.

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The CDC also noted that pet turtles of any size could carry Salmonella in their droppings, even if they appear healthy and clean. Salmonella from turtle droppings can spread to other turtles, tank ...

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