<i>Salmonella</i>
            Species in Turtles

Boycott, J. A.

doi:10.1126/science.137.3532.761

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“…Moreover, terrestrial turtles usually practice geophagy and ingest faeces of other turtles or animals [ 48 ]. This behaviour also could explain why Salmonella is more frequently detected in terrestrial turtles [ 49 ].…”

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Salmonella Infection in Turtles: A Risk for Staff Involved in Wildlife Management?

Casalino

Bellati

Pugliese

et al. 2021

Animals

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Monitoring of infections that may be transmitted to humans by animals in wildlife rescue centres is very important in order to protect the staff engaged in rehabilitation practices. Salmonella may be a natural inhabitant of the intestinal tract of turtles, rarely causing disease. This may represent a potential risk for humans, increasing the sanitary risk for operators in wildlife rescue centres. In this paper, the occurrence of non-typhoidal Salmonella among terrestrial turtles housed in a wildlife rescue centre in Southern Italy was investigated, in order to assess the serovars more frequently carried by turtles and identify those that may represent a risk for operators involved in wildlife management. Sixty-nine adult turtles (Testudo hermanni hermanni, T. h. boettgeri, T. graeca, and T. marginata) were tested. Detection and serotyping of Salmonella strains were performed according to ISO 6579-1 and ISO/TR 6579-3:2013, respectively. The distribution of Salmonella spp. was significantly higher in T. hermanni hermanni than in other species, independent of the age and gender of the animals. Two different Salmonella species, S. enterica and S. bongori, three S. enterica subspecies (enterica, diarizonae, salamae), and five different serovars (Hermannswerder, Abony, Ferruch, Richmond, Vancouver) within the group S. enterica subspecies enterica were identified. Different combinations of Salmonella types were simultaneously found in specimens of T. h. hermanni. Most of detected Salmonella types may represent a potential risk for public health. Adopting correct animal husbandry procedures and informing on potential sanitary risks may be useful for minimising the risk of transmission of Salmonella to workers involved in wildlife management.

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Salmonella Infection in Turtles: A Risk for Staff Involved in Wildlife Management?

Casalino

Bellati

Pugliese

et al. 2021

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“…S enterica has been described as a component of the normal chelonian gastrointestinal flora 2 and both captive and wild chelonians have been considered carriers of S enterica in their intestinal tract without it causing clinical disease. 3 They have been recorded as carrying Salmonella intermittently for up to nine years 4 but without the development of a detectable immune response in the turtle. 5 In New Zealand, 11.4 per cent of 378 reptiles tested positive for Salmonella, but lizards contributed more positive samples than chelonians.…”

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Zoonotic potential of Salmonella enterica carried by pet tortoises

2018

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“…The following turtle species are commonly kept as pets in the United States: (1) redeared turtle (Pseudemys scripta elegans or P troostii, family Testudinidae); (2) Mobile turtle (P floridana mobiliensis, family Testudinidae); (3) Mississippi sawback or map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni, family Testudinidae); (4) painted turtle (Chrysemys picta dorsalis, family Testudinidae); (5) map turtle (G geographica, family Testudinidae); ( 6) box turtle (Terrapene species, family Testudinidae); (7,) green turtle (P dorbign, family Testudinidae, South American origin); (8) gopher tortoises (Gopherus species, family Testudinidae, subfamily Testudininae) ; and (9) snapping turtle (C helydra serpentina, family Chelydridae) .…”

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Epidemiological Aspects of Turtle-Associated Salmonellosis

Baker

Anderson

Allard

1972

Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal

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A total of 21 reported human cases of salmonellosis implicating reptiles-turtles and one chameleon-as the most probable sources of infection were investigated in the state of Washington. Of the 103 family members, including the index cases, 48 were ill or had stool specimens testing positive for salmonellae. Salmonellae and the related arizonae were isolated from an appreciable number of turtle-lank waler samples obtained at wholesale and retail outlets.

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Salmonella Species in Turtles

Cited by 9 publications

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Salmonella Infection in Turtles: A Risk for Staff Involved in Wildlife Management?

Salmonella Infection in Turtles: A Risk for Staff Involved in Wildlife Management?

Zoonotic potential of Salmonella enterica carried by pet tortoises

Epidemiological Aspects of Turtle-Associated Salmonellosis

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