News ‘Don’t kiss or snuggle’: Pet hedgehogs linked to multi-state Salmonella outbreak, CDC says January 25, 2019Joel Shannon, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Don’t kiss or snuggle’: Pet hedgehogs linked to multi-state Salmonella outbreak, CDC says Eight states – including Missouri, Minnesota, Texas and Maine – have been impacted by a Salmonella outbreak linked to pet hedgehogs, the CDC said.