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. 2005 Jan;67(1):97-101.
doi: 10.1292/jvms.67.97.

Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in pet reptiles in Japan

Aya Nakadai  1 , Toshiro Kuroki, Yukio Kato, Rieko Suzuki, Shiro Yamai, Chiharu Yaginuma, Ryo Shiotani, Akira Yamanouchi, Hideki Hayashidani
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Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in pet reptiles in Japan

Aya Nakadai et al. J Vet Med Sci. 2005 Jan.
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Abstract

From November 2000 to July 2002, 112 fecal samples from pet reptiles, including 18 turtles, 71 lizards and 23 snakes, sold at a pet shop were examined for the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in Japan. Salmonella spp. were isolated from 83 (74.1%) of 112 samples, and a total of 112 Salmonella isolates were identified as subspecies I to IV. The majority of isolates (62.5%) belonged to subspecies I and 54 isolates could be identified as any of 28 serovars. The predominant serovars were found to be S. Bardo, S. Newport and S. Panama, which cause human salmonellosis. These results indicate that pet reptiles may be a potential infectious source of human salmonellosis in Japan.

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