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Babies and salmonella

Dr. Frederick Angulo of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says breastfeeding reduced the risk of salmonella infection in infants younger than one year of age.

"Children that were breastfed were two times less likely to become infected with salmonella. This means that 50 percent of all salmonella infections in infants could be prevented if children were breastfed until they were at least six months of age." (14 seconds) (Longer version of cut in produced piece)



Last revised: December 4, 2006

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