date:Jul 04, 2012
Health officials now report that Salmonella Poona, Strain B, caused 6 illnesses in 3 states between April 1 and May 26, 2012. Those states include Arizona (1), Pennsylvania (4) and Texas (1).
This cluster of illnesses has been added to five others that were identified in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's last update on turtle-related outbreaks, published on May 10. The earliest illnesses linked to tiny turtles were identified in June of 2011; the latest have occurred as recently