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September is National Preparedness Month
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Outbreaks
- Hedgehogs - Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections
First announced September 2012 - Mangoes - Salmonella Braenderup
First announced August 2012 - Yosemite National Park – Hantavirus
First announced August 2012 - Cantaloupes – Salmonella Typhimurium Infections
First announced August 2012 - 2012 West Nile Virus
- Pertussis (Whooping Cough) in Washington
First announced April 2012 - Live Poultry – Human Salmonella Infections
First announced June 2012 - Small Turtles – Human Salmonella Infections
First announced March 2012
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