Salmonella — United States
A total of 51 people infected with the outbreak strains of were reported from 16 states between 22 Jan 2015 and 8 Sep 2015. In interviews, ill people answered questions about contact with animals during the week before becoming ill; 20 (59 percent) of the 34 people interviewed who were ill with 1 of the outbreak strains reported contact with small turtles or their environments, such as water from a turtle habitat, before becoming ill. 16 (80 percent) of the 20 ill people who had contact with
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