The state Department of Health says that of 20 hedgehog-related salmonella cases reported nationally over the past year, seven were in Washington — and the only fatal case in the country was an ...

Two outbreaks affected dozens, according to the CDC. Two salmonella outbreaks affecting dozens of people in multiple states have been linked to pet hedgehogs and bearded dragons, the Centers for ...

Hedgehog owners should refrain from kissing their small, spiky friends, health officials said on Friday. Since October, 11 people across eight states have been infected with a particular strain of ...

Hedgehogs are just so cute that if you get a chance to hold one, it might be hard to resist giving it a kiss. But please practice restraint, a new alert from the Centers for Disease Control and ...