title: Food poisoning and house gecko: myth or reality?
abstract: The reason behind the food-poisoning due to felling of house geckos in eatables is described in this paper. House geckos are known to carry various types of pathogens in their bodies which cause food-poisoning after consuming the contaminated foods. Since these geckos are non-poisonous, the food poisoning due to their presence in food is not possible.
authors.affiliation: CSIR - National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440 020, India.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kotangale
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces; D005502:Food; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D059022:Food Safety; D005517:Foodborne Diseases; D006801:Humans; D008116:Lizards / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D011634:Public Health; D012475:Salmonella / Q000378:metabolism; D014556:Urine