Salmonella in pet and captive reptiles with reference to some studies in Malaysia and countries worldwide
Reptiles, which included snakes, chelonians (turtles, tortoises), iguanas and lizards, have been reported as important reservoirs for Salmonella. In Malaysia, reports on Salmonella in reptiles are not many. A search for works in Malaysia on salmonellae in reptiles found 28.0% chelonians, 27.5 - 61.0...
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| author | Abdul Aziz, Saleha Khor, Kuan Hua Zakaria, Zunita Abu, Jalila |
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| description | Reptiles, which included snakes, chelonians (turtles, tortoises), iguanas and lizards, have been reported as important reservoirs for Salmonella. In Malaysia, reports on Salmonella in reptiles are not many. A search for works in Malaysia on salmonellae in reptiles found 28.0% chelonians, 27.5 - 61.0% snakes, 26.5 – 36.0% lizards and 31.0% house geckos carried Salmonella. The prevalence in some countries worldwide which included the United States of America, Brazil, Japan, Nigeria and few others were shown. The public health risk of the presence of salmonellae particularly in pet reptiles are discussed. |
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| spelling | upm-484222016-09-14T09:25:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48422/ Salmonella in pet and captive reptiles with reference to some studies in Malaysia and countries worldwide Abdul Aziz, Saleha Khor, Kuan Hua Zakaria, Zunita Abu, Jalila Reptiles, which included snakes, chelonians (turtles, tortoises), iguanas and lizards, have been reported as important reservoirs for Salmonella. In Malaysia, reports on Salmonella in reptiles are not many. A search for works in Malaysia on salmonellae in reptiles found 28.0% chelonians, 27.5 - 61.0% snakes, 26.5 – 36.0% lizards and 31.0% house geckos carried Salmonella. The prevalence in some countries worldwide which included the United States of America, Brazil, Japan, Nigeria and few others were shown. The public health risk of the presence of salmonellae particularly in pet reptiles are discussed. Veterinary Association Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48422/1/JVM-2015-Issue-1_Saleha.pdf Abdul Aziz, Saleha and Khor, Kuan Hua and Zakaria, Zunita and Abu, Jalila (2015) Salmonella in pet and captive reptiles with reference to some studies in Malaysia and countries worldwide. Jurnal Veterinar Malaysia, 27 (1). pp. 7-11. ISSN 9128-2506 http://jvm.vam.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/JVM-2015-Issue-1_Saleha.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Aziz, Saleha Khor, Kuan Hua Zakaria, Zunita Abu, Jalila Salmonella in pet and captive reptiles with reference to some studies in Malaysia and countries worldwide |
| title | Salmonella in pet and captive reptiles with reference to some studies in Malaysia and countries worldwide |
| title_full | Salmonella in pet and captive reptiles with reference to some studies in Malaysia and countries worldwide |
| title_fullStr | Salmonella in pet and captive reptiles with reference to some studies in Malaysia and countries worldwide |
| title_full_unstemmed | Salmonella in pet and captive reptiles with reference to some studies in Malaysia and countries worldwide |
| title_short | Salmonella in pet and captive reptiles with reference to some studies in Malaysia and countries worldwide |
| title_sort | salmonella in pet and captive reptiles with reference to some studies in malaysia and countries worldwide |
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