African pygmy hedgehog-associated salmonellosis--Washington, 1994.
During 1994, the Washington Department of Health Public Health Laboratory reported the isolation from a human of a rare Salmonella serotype, Salmonella serotype Tilene. This report summarizes the epidemiologic investigation of the case by the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health, which suggested the infection was related to exposure to African pygmy hedgehogs.
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006364:Hedgehogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000635:transmission*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014861:Washington
D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination