Over the past two years, federal officials have confirmed nearly 220 illnesses traced to African dwarf frogs. But those positive lab tests reflect just a shadow of the outbreak, said William Keene ...

Pediatric Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Linked to Frogs Outbreak of predominantly pediatric Salmonella in the United States has been linked to African dwarf frogs kept as pets. (HealthDay News ...

(HealthDay)—An outbreak of primarily pediatric Salmonella Typhimurium infections in the United States has been traced to aquatic African dwarf frogs kept as pets, according to a study published ...

Ryp Walters with Froggy’s Lair says these crazy amazing African Dwarf Frogs are a great first pet. According to Walters, they are low maintenance, highly engineered biospheres and it’s full of ...

Pet African dwarf frogs harboring salmonella have sickened at least 113 people, most of them children, ... No, shaken baby syndrome has not been discredited By Tara Haelle July 16, 2025.

But studies in the mid-1990s showed that about 74,000 salmonella infections came from exposure to reptiles and amphibians, such as turtles and frogs. CDC researchers identified 376 cases from 44 ...