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Incidence Of Salmonella On Reptiles In The Pet Trade, Casey R. Cain, Drew Tyre, Dennis Ferraro
Incidence Of Salmonella On Reptiles In The Pet Trade, Casey R. Cain, Drew Tyre, Dennis Ferraro
Andrew J Tyre
Reptiles are very common carriers of Salmonella and can be infected without showing any symptoms. Humans can contract reptile-associated Salmonellosis (RAS) by handling a Salmonella-infected reptile or any object contaminated by a Salmonella-infected reptile then failing to properly wash their hands, or by allowing reptiles to contaminate areas of food preparation.
This study tested reptiles for Salmonella in four Nebraska pet shops in March of 2007 to estimate the prevalence of Salmonella in captive reptiles in Nebraska. Of 80 pet reptiles tested, 53.8% (43) yielded Salmonella, which is much higher than the 6.6% (12 of 182) prevalence of Salmonella in …