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Flea market finds and global exports: Four multistate outbreaks of human Salmonella infections linked to small turtles, United States-2015
Gambino-Shirley K , Stevenson L , Concepcion-Acevedo J , Trees E , Wagner D , Whitlock L , Roberts J , Garrett N , Van Duyne S , McAllister G , Schick B , Schlater L , Peralta V , Reporter R , Li L , Waechter H , Gomez T , Fernandez Ordenes J , Ulloa S , Ragimbeau C , Mossong J , Nichols M . Zoonoses Public Health 2018 65 (5) 560-568 Zoonotic transmission of Salmonella infections causes an estimated 11% of salmonellosis annually in the United States. This report describes the epidemiologic, traceback and laboratory investigations conducted in the United States as part of four multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections linked to small turtles. Salmonella isolates indistinguishable from the outbreak strains were isolated from a total of 143 ill people in the United States, pet turtles, and pond water samples collected from turtle farm A, as well as ill people from Chile and Luxembourg. Almost half (45%) of infections occurred in children aged <5 years, underscoring the importance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation to keep pet turtles and other reptiles out of homes and childcare settings with young children. Although only 43% of the ill people who reported turtle exposure provided purchase information, most small turtles were purchased from flea markets or street vendors, which made it difficult to locate the vendor, trace the turtles to a farm of origin, provide education and enforce the United States federal ban on the sale and distribution of small turtles. These outbreaks highlight the importance of improving public awareness and education about the risk of Salmonella from small turtles not only in the United States but also worldwide. |
Notes from the field: Four multistate outbreaks of human Salmonella infections linked to small turtle exposure - United States, 2015
Gambino-Shirley K , Stevenson L , Wargo K , Burnworth L , Roberts J , Garrett N , Van Duyne S , McAllister G , Nichols M . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016 65 (25) 655-6 In August 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified CDC of a consumer complaint involving Salmonella Sandiego infection in a child (the index patient), who had acquired a small turtle (shell length <4 inches [<10 cm]) at an Alabama flea market. The subsequent investigation, which included examining data from PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, identified four multistate Salmonella outbreaks: two involving Salmonella Sandiego and two involving Salmonella Poona. These serotypes have been linked to small turtles in previous outbreaks. Although selling small turtles as pets in the United States has been banned since 1975, illegal sales still occur at discount stores and flea markets and by street vendors. CDC investigated to determine the extent of the outbreaks and prevent additional infections. |
Variable expression of O:61 in Salmonella group C2
Mikoleit M , Van Duyne MS , Halpin J , McGlinchey B , Fields PI . J Clin Microbiol 2012 50 (12) 4098-9 According to the Kauffmann-White scheme, 39 pairs of serovars in Salmonella serogroup C2 differ only by the minor antigen O:6(1). We characterized strains from 10 serovars representing five Salmonella serogroup C2 pairs. All strains demonstrated variable expression of O:6. These results indicate that these pairs are not distinct serovars. |
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