CDC Says Pig Ear Dog Treats May Have Caused Drug-resistant Salmonella Outbreak Across 13 States

[Eugene]

Source: Newsweek

CDC SAYS PIG EAR DOG TREATS MAY HAVE CAUSED DRUG-RESISTANT SALMONELLA OUTBREAK ACROSS 13 STATES

BY ARISTOS GEORGIOU ON 7/4/19 AT 11:20 AM EDT

An outbreak of a multi-drug-resistant salmonella strain that has infected at least 45 people across 13 states could be linked to pig ear dog treats, according to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC). While no deaths have been reported so far, twelve of the reported cases have required hospitalization.

Iowa and Michigan have reported the highest number of cases in this outbreak—12 and 7 respectively—followed by New York, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, California, North Dakota, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

The infected patients vary widely in age from 1 to 81 years old, with a median age of 23. The CDC says that the first illness of the outbreak began in November 2018.

Health officials have launched an investigation to determine if any other cases of salmonella are part of this outbreak. Tests have shown that salmonella bacteria extracted from the infected people have close genetic relations, suggesting this outbreak is linked to a common source of infection, according to the CDC.

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Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/cdc-pig-ear-dog-treats-drug-resistant-salmonella-outbreak-1447586

[matt819]

1. I'm seeing more and more animal parts sold as dog treats

The latest? Duck heads and New Zealand lamb trachea.

I'll stick with Mother Hubbard dog treats and marrow bones. And I'm sure I'll read responses that marrow bones are as bad as dried duckheads and bully sticks.