Human salmonellosis transmitted by a domestic turtle.
Salmonella typhimurium was isolated in the culture test of a small child admitted to hospital suffering from febrile gastroenteritis with stools containing traces of mucus and blood. Her mother also resulted positive for this microorganism. The family had recently bought a small turtle, imported from Florida, at the city fair. Further tests revealed Salmonella typhimurium in both the turtle's feces and the water in its tank.
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Istituto di Igiene, Università di Cagliari, Italy.
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D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000635:transmission; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014426:Turtles / Q000382:microbiology*