(FOX 7 Austin) - The Centers for Disease Control is warning people to wash their hands after handling hedgehogs and their habitats as the pets have been linked to a recent outbreak of salmonella.

Hedgehogs are smiley, prickly, exotic little mammals that will great pets for the right owner. Being nocturnal creatures, they are active from early evening and on through the night. If you’re working ...

13 of the 17 individuals infected by this Salmonella strain handled hedgehogs shortly before becoming ill If you have a pet hedgehog, put the prickly guy down and read this. In January, the Center for ...

Federal health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of salmonella that's tied to pet hedgehogs. As of Sept. 22, more than 30 people from 17 states have reported infection with salmonella ...

Ten more cases of salmonella linked to pet hedgehogs have been reported in the United States, bringing the total to 27, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The latest ...

They're tiny, furry and cute, but hedgehogs as pets can bring salmonella dangers, U.S. health officials warned. There have been 17 cases of the serious gastrointestinal infection across 11 states -- ...

We might not have exotic lions, jumping kangaroos or great elephants roaming wild around the UK, but that doesn’t mean Britain doesn’t have plenty of natural wildlife of its own. The humble hedgehog, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a cluster of 17 Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to pet hedgehogs. The cluster was detected in July 2020 by PulseNet, the national ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As of Jan. 25, there have been 11 cases reported in eight states, with one hospitalization and no deaths. The ...