Jang Y H, Lee S J, Lim J G, Lee H S, Kim T J, Park J H, Chung B H, Choe N H
College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea.
J Vet Sci. 2008 Jun;9(2):177-81. doi: 10.4142/jvs.2008.9.2.177.
Salmonellosis is an important zoonotic disease that affects both people and animals. The incidence of reptile-associated salmonellosis has increased in Western countries due to the increasing popularity of reptiles as pets. In Korea, where reptiles are not popular as pets, many zoos offer programs in which people have contact with animals, including reptiles. So, we determined the rate of Salmonella spp. infection in animals by taking anal swabs from 294 animals at Seoul Grand Park. Salmonella spp. were isolated from 14 of 46 reptiles (30.4%), 1 of 15 birds (6.7%) and 2 of 233 mammals (0.9%). These findings indicate that vigilance is required for determining the presence of zoonotic pathogen infections in zoo animals and contamination of animal facilities to prevent human infection with zoonotic diseases from zoo facilities and animal exhibitions. In addition, prevention of human infection requires proper education about personal hygiene.
沙门氏菌病是一种重要的人畜共患病，会影响人和动物。由于爬行动物作为宠物越来越受欢迎，西方国家与爬行动物相关的沙门氏菌病发病率有所上升。在韩国，爬行动物不作为宠物流行，但许多动物园提供人们与包括爬行动物在内的动物接触的项目。因此，我们通过从首尔大公园的294只动物采集肛门拭子来确定动物中沙门氏菌属的感染率。沙门氏菌属从46只爬行动物中的14只（30.4%）、15只鸟类中的1只（6.7%）和233只哺乳动物中的2只（0.9%）中分离出来。这些发现表明，在确定动物园动物中是否存在人畜共患病原体感染以及动物设施的污染情况时需要保持警惕，以防止人类从动物园设施和动物展览中感染人畜共患病。此外，预防人类感染需要进行适当的个人卫生教育。
