WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Pet owners might want to think twice before bringing home a tiny turtle as a pet. Not only because it's illegal, but because they're causing a salmonella outbreak.

An outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to small turtles has sickened 26 people across 11 states. Now, the CDC is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella caused by two strains of the ...

An 11-state salmonella outbreak has been linked to small turtles, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday. At least 26 illnesses have been reported, with nine ...

They're cute but potentially deadly. Tiny pet turtles, some of them the size of a quarter, are to blame for six ongoing salmonella outbreaks that have sickened nearly 200 people and counting — mostly ...

Small turtles cannot legally be sold as pets because of the Salmonella infection risk, but half of online sellers fail to provide information about the law and the ...

Small turtles have sickened people in 11 states, including Washington. So far, 15 people have been infected with the outbreak strain of salmonella. Two of those people are in Washington. Many people ...

When we think salmonella, we usually think food: that counter that didn’t get cleaned well enough after housing raw chicken or salad kit recalls for contaminated lettuce. While recent outbreaks have ...