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2013-11-14Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/1659
Evidence for the transmission of Salmonella from reptiles to children in Germany, July 2010 to October 2011
dc.contributor.authorPees, Michael
dc.contributor.authorRabsch, Wolfgang
dc.contributor.authorPlenz, B.
dc.contributor.authorFruth, Angelika
dc.contributor.authorPrager, Rita
dc.contributor.authorSimon, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, V.
dc.contributor.authorMünch, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorBraun, Peggy
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T17:13:59Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T17:13:59Z
dc.date.created2013-11-26
dc.date.issued2013-11-14none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/rejypdAJ20k02/PDF/20CAXqGFPx2mw.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/1734
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the Salmonella status in reptiles kept in households with children suffering from gastroenteritis due to an exotic Salmonella serovar, to obtain information on possible transmission paths. A number of affected households (n=79) were contacted, and almost half (34/79) comprised at least one reptile in the home. Of the households, 19 were further studied, whereby a total of 36 reptiles were investigated. Samples were taken from the reptiles including the oral cavity, the cloaca, the skin and, in the case of lizards, the stomach, and isolation of Salmonella strains was performed using repeated enrichment and typing. Where the Salmonella serovars of the infected child and the reptile were identical, typing was followed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) constituted 19 of 36 examined reptiles. Altogether 319 Salmonella isolates were investigated and 24 different serovars identified in the reptiles. In 15 of 19 households, an identical serovar to the human case was confirmed in at least one reptile (including 16 of all 19 bearded dragons examined). The results demonstrate that reptiles and especially bearded dragons shed various Salmonella serovars including those isolated from infected children in the respective households. Hygiene protocols and parents’ education are therefore highly necessary to reduce the risk of transmission. From a terminological point of view, we propose to call such infections ‘Reptile-Exotic-Pet-Associated-Salmonellosis’ (REPAS).eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger
dc.subjectGermanyeng
dc.subjectAnimalseng
dc.subjectHumanseng
dc.subjectFemaleeng
dc.subjectMolecular Typingeng
dc.subjectChild Preschooleng
dc.subjectInfanteng
dc.subjectSerotypingeng
dc.subjectFamily Characteristicseng
dc.subjectSalmonella Infections/microbiologyeng
dc.subjectGastroenteritis/diagnosiseng
dc.subjectReptiles/microbiologyeng
dc.subjectSalmonella/geneticseng
dc.subjectSalmonella/isolation & purificationeng
dc.subjectSalmonella Infections/transmissioneng
dc.subjectSalmonella Infections Animal/microbiologyeng
dc.subjectSalmonella Infections Animal/transmissioneng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleEvidence for the transmission of Salmonella from reptiles to children in Germany, July 2010 to October 2011
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10033807
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/1659
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local.edoc.container-urlhttp://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20634
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local.edoc.container-volume18
local.edoc.container-issue46
local.edoc.container-year2013

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