CDC officials investigating multi-state outbreak of a drug-resistant infection believed to be linked to puppies purchased from pet stores.
News headlines today: Dec. 18, 2019Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say they are investigating a multi-state outbreak of a drug-resistant infection believed to be linked toAt least 30 people across 13 states have been infected with a multi-drug resistant strain of Campylobacter jejuni, a bacterial infection that's generally mild but can be fatal among very young children or people with weakened immune systems.
"Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicate that contact with puppies, especially those at pet stores, is the likely source of this outbreak," CDC officials said in a statement Tuesday. Moreover, laboratory evidence indicates that Campylobacter bacteria found in those infected are closely related to bacteria blamed in a similar outbreak linked to pet store puppies in 2016-2018, according to the CDC. Contact with puppies sold through Petland stores were said to be a likely source of that outbreak.
Most of the cases were reported in Minnesota and Ohio, with the illnesses having starting between early January and mid-November, according to the CDC.
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