Salmonella in pet and captive reptiles with reference to some studies in Malaysia and countries worldwide
2015
Khor, K. H. | Saleha A. A. | Zunita Z. | Jalila A.
Reptiles, which included snakes, chelonians (turtles, tortoises), iguanas and lizards, have been reported as important reservoirsfor Salmonella. In Malaysia, reports on Salmonella in reptiles are not many. A search for works in Malaysia on salmonellae inreptiles found 28.0% chelonians, 27.5 - 61.0% snakes, 26.5 – 36.0% lizards and 31.0% house geckos carried Salmonella. Theprevalence in some countries worldwide which included the United States of America, Brazil, Japan, Nigeria and few others wereshown. The public health risk of the presence of salmonellae particularly in pet reptiles are discussed.
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