Six more people from three more states have fallen ill after officials first warned of salmonella related to the prickly pets in January.
By Lynh Bui Lynh Bui Reporter focusing on public safety and criminal justice Email Bio Follow March 30 at 4:24 PM Every hedgehog has its thorn.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors legalized household hedgehogs in January — just days before the CDC issued the first notice that it was investigating the salmonella outbreak in connection with the creatures. A separate effort to do the same in the District failed in December. “Washing hands after handling and cleaning up after these types of pets and all pets can reduce the likelihood of illness transmission,” she added.
Hedgehogs have become so popular that many have their own social media accounts. The spike in hedgehog demand has also lead certain jurisdictions recently to lift bans on having them as pets.Officials identified the salmonella strain in the recent outbreak after studying samples collected from eight hedgehogs in Minnesota, including three that were in the homes of two people who got sick. Most of those who have fallen ill appear to be young children, according to the CDC.
But some longtime lovers of the pincushions incarnate say the recent CDC hedgehog warning is hogwash.
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