Salmonella enterica serotype Javiana infections associated with amphibian contact, Mississippi, 2001
| Autor: | J. Campbell, Padmini Srikantiah, M. Currier, Kåre Mølbak, John A. Crump, Paul S. Mead, J. C. Lay, S. Hand, R. Middendor, M. S. Van Duyne, R. Bishop |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Amphibian Serotype medicine.medical_specialty Salmonella Veterinary medicine Adolescent Epidemiology medicine.disease_cause Amphibians biology.animal medicine Animals Humans Serotyping Risk factor Child Aged Disease Reservoirs biology Public health Salmonella enterica Middle Aged biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Case-Control Studies Child Preschool Salmonella Infections Public Health Salmonella javiana Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiology and Infection. 132:273-281 |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
| Popis: | Salmonella Javiana is a Salmonella serotype that is restricted geographically in the United States to the Southeast. During the summer of 2001, the number of reported S. Javiana infections in Mississippi increased sevenfold. To identify sources of infection, we conducted a case-control study, defining a case as an infection with S. Javiana between August and September in a Mississippi resident. We enrolled 55 cases and 109 controls. Thirty (55%) case patients reported exposure to amphibians, defined as owning, touching, or seeing an amphibian on one's property, compared with 30 (29%) controls (matched odds ratio 2·8, P=0·006). Contact with amphibians and their environments may be a risk factor for human infection with S. Javiana. The geographic pattern of S. Javiana infections in the United States mimics the distribution of certain amphibian species in the Southeast. Public health officials should consider amphibians as potential sources of salmonellosis, and promote hand washing after contact with amphibians. |
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