An investigation of Salmonella Fluntern illnesses linked to leopard geckos—United States, 2018

Reptile contact can result in zoonotic non‐typhoidal salmonellosis. In April 2018, Oregon Public Health Division contacted CDC about a cluster of four Salmonella serovar Fluntern (SF) illnesses in four states (OR, CA, IA, NY); patients reported contact with geckos, a popular reptile pet. PulseNet, t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Zoonoses and public health 2019-12, Vol.66 (8), p.974-977
Hauptverfasser:	Koski, Lia, DeBess, Emilio, Rosen, Hilary E., Reporter, Roshan, Waltz, Thomas, Leeper, Molly, Concepcion Acevedo, Jeniffer, Karpíšková, Renáta, McCormick, Jacquelyn, Gelbicova, Tereza, Morningstar-Shaw, Brenda, Nichols, Megin, Leman, Richard F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal breeding Biotechnology Clinical isolates Epidemics Eublepharis macularius Geckos Gene sequencing Genetic analysis Genetic diversity Genetic variation Genomes Health risks Identification Illnesses Information systems Intelligence Nucleotide sequence outbreak investigation Pathogens Pets Public health Reptiles Salmonella Salmonellosis Submarine pipelines Zoonoses zoonotic salmonellosis
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Zusammenfassung:	Reptile contact can result in zoonotic non‐typhoidal salmonellosis. In April 2018, Oregon Public Health Division contacted CDC about a cluster of four Salmonella serovar Fluntern (SF) illnesses in four states (OR, CA, IA, NY); patients reported contact with geckos, a popular reptile pet. PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network of food‐borne disease surveillance, subsequently identified additional SF clinical isolates. Twelve cases in 11 states were identified; median age was 5 years (range:
ISSN:	1863-1959 1863-2378
DOI:	10.1111/zph.12647