18 confirmed salmonella cases linked to geckos reported in Ontario

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Ontario has 18 confirmed cases of salmonella infections linked to exposure to geckos, the federal public health agency says.

said it was investigating an outbreak of "Salmonella lome" illness after 35 cases have been reported in seven provinces so far.

"Salmonella with the same outbreak strain was found in a gecko habitat from the home of an ill individual," the health agency said. "A single common supplier of snakes or feeder rodents has not been identified. The outbreak is a reminder that Salmonella bacteria can be found in many species of animals, including snakes and feeder rodents," PHAC said in its March 19 notice.

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