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Hedgehog alert: Prickly pets can carry salmonella

Add those cute little hedgehogs to the list of pets that can make you sick.In the last year, 20 people were infected by a rare but dangerous form of salmonella bacteria, and one person died in January. The illnesses were linked to contact with hedgehogs kept as pets, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Health officials on Thursday say such cases seem to be increasing.The CDC recommends thoroughly washing your hands after handling hedgehogs and cleaning pet cages and other equipment outside.Other pets that carry the salmonella bug are frogs, toads, turtles, snakes, lizards, chicks and ducklings.Seven of the hedgehog illnesses were in Washington state, including the death - an elderly man from Spokane County who died in January. The other cases were in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Oregon.In years past, only one or two illnesses from this salmonella strain have been reported annually, but the numbers rose t...

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