CHICAGO (AP) — They live underwater, eat bloodworms, and are promoted on pet websites. But African dwarf frogs can lift salmonella.
An outbreak tied to a frogs disgusted scarcely 400 people, mostly children, from 2008 to 2011.
Since these tiny amphibians can live adult to 18 years, some related to a conflict might sojourn in U.S. home aquariums. That’s according to supervision researchers in a Monday news from a journal Pediatrics.
Five outbreak-linked cases also occurred final year. No one died.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises soaking hands after touching a frogs’ aquarium H2O and says immature children should not purify aquariums.
The California breeder related to a conflict quickly dangling placement and cooperated with authorities.
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Pediatrics: http://www.pediatrics.org
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