Agència de Salut Pública, Barcelona, Spain.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2013 Jan;31(1):32-5. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2012.05.013. Epub 2012 Jul 12.
Salmonellosis is an important public health problem. Turtles are increasingly involved in the role of transmitters of this infection to humans.
Salmonella cases are reported to the local Surveillance Agency where interviews are carried out to address possible exposures. Molecular epidemiology techniques were used to identify species.
In this article we report two examples of this type of infection in two places, 300 km apart in Spain. In Barcelona a turtle transmitted the disease to a small baby via her mother, and in Castellón 5 related cases of Salmonella infections were detected, and all were transmitted by imported turtles. Molecular epidemiology techniques confirmed the turtle-person transmissions and showed strong relationships between cases in Castellón and Barcelona.
These examples represent the tip of the iceberg of what is happening with pet reptiles as regards transmission of this infection. We believe that it is important to assess the impact of this type of infection in each country, in order to subsequently promote prevention strategies such as: regulations for pet shops, and educating/informing families who buy reptiles as pets.
沙门氏菌病是一个重要的公共卫生问题。海龟在这种感染向人类传播的过程中扮演的角色越来越重要。
沙门氏菌病例向当地监测机构报告，在那里进行访谈以确定可能的暴露源。使用分子流行病学技术来鉴定物种。
在本文中，我们报告了西班牙两个相距 300 公里的地方发生的两起此类感染的病例。在巴塞罗那，一只海龟通过其母亲将疾病传染给一个小婴儿，而在卡斯特利翁，发现了 5 例相关的沙门氏菌感染病例，均由进口海龟传播。分子流行病学技术证实了海龟-人之间的传播，并显示出卡斯特利翁和巴塞罗那之间病例之间的密切关系。
这些例子代表了宠物爬行动物传播这种感染的冰山一角。我们认为，评估这种类型的感染在每个国家的影响非常重要，以便随后促进预防策略，例如：对宠物店的监管，以及对购买爬行动物作为宠物的家庭进行教育/告知。
