Online sale of small turtles circumvents public health regulations in the United States

In the United States (U.S.), pet turtles have been associated with outbreaks of salmonellosis, a serious and sometimes-fatal intestinal illness caused by Salmonella bacteria, with nearly 300,000 people being infected in some years. Children are particularly susceptible because of their propensity to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2022-12, Vol.17 (12), p.e0278443
Hauptverfasser:	Montague, Lauren E, Marcotrigiano, Juliana M, Keane, Niamh E, Marquardt, Hannah E, Sevin, Jennifer A, Karraker, Nancy E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biology and Life Sciences Computer and Information Sciences Disease control Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control Disease Outbreaks - veterinary Evaluation Federal regulation Federal regulations Internet Medical policy Medicine and Health Sciences Names Protection and preservation Public Health Public health administration Regulations Risk reduction Sales Salmonella Salmonella Food Poisoning - epidemiology Salmonella Infections - epidemiology Salmonella Infections - prevention & control Salmonellosis Search strategies Social Sciences State regulations Turtles Turtles - microbiology United States Websites Wildlife
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Zusammenfassung:	In the United States (U.S.), pet turtles have been associated with outbreaks of salmonellosis, a serious and sometimes-fatal intestinal illness caused by Salmonella bacteria, with nearly 300,000 people being infected in some years. Children are particularly susceptible because of their propensity to put items, including small turtles, in their mouths. In 1975, a U.S. federal regulation prohibited the sale of turtles
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0278443