But for some people, especially young children and older adults, Salmonella can cause severe illness and hospitalization. People can get sick from Salmonella by touching turtles, their tank water, their supplies, or the areas where they live and roam. These germs can spread to their tank water and things they touch. Tiny turtles are especially risky and are illegal to sell as pets in the US.
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CDC is not responsible for Section compliance accessibility on other federal or private website. Cancel Continue. This outbreak investigation is over. Always wash your hands after touching pet turtles or their environments. Read more about how to stay healthy around turtles. CDC and public health officials in several states investigated a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked to pet turtles. Turtles can carry Salmonella germs in their droppings, even while looking healthy and clean.
These germs can easily spread to their bodies, tank water, and habitats. People can get sick after they touch a turtle or anything in their habitats. People who own or come in contact with turtles should take steps to stay healthy around their pet :.
CDC and public health officials in several states investigated a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked to contact with pet turtles. Public health investigators used the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that were part of this outbreak. PulseNet is the national subtyping network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by CDC. DNA fingerprinting is performed on Salmonella bacteria isolated from ill people by using a standardized laboratory and data analysis method called whole genome sequencing WGS.
CDC PulseNet manages a national database of these sequences that are used to identify possible outbreaks. WGS gives investigators detailed information about the bacteria causing illness. In this investigation, WGS showed that bacteria isolated from ill people were closely related genetically.
This means that people in this outbreak were more likely to share a common source of infection. A total of 26 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Oranienburg were reported from 14 states. A list of the states and the number of cases in each can be found on the Map of Reported Cases page.
Illnesses started on dates ranging from May 29, , to October 31, Ill people range in age from less than 1 year to 80 years, with a median age of Seventy-three percent of ill people were female. Of 24 ill people with information available, 8 hospitalizations were reported. No deaths were reported.
WGS analysis did not identify antibiotic resistance in the 23 bacterial isolates available from ill people. Turtles commonly carry the Salmonella bacteria on their outer skin and shell surfaces. Reptiles like bearded dragons and geckos can also infect people with Salmonella. These little glassy-eyed creatures may look cute and harmless, but small turtles and reptiles like bearded dragons and geckos can make people very ill.
Salmonella can cause a serious or even life-threatening infection in people, even though the bacteria do not make reptiles or amphibians sick. On February 23, , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the latest outbreak related to tiny turtles, which has so far caused 22 illnesses and one death.
People infected with Salmonella may have diarrhea, fever, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and headache. Symptoms usually appear six to 72 hours after contact with the bacteria and last about two to seven days. Most people recover without treatment; but some can become so sick that they need to be treated in a hospital.
Anyone can get Salmonella infection.
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