Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Dec;24(12):2331-2333. doi: 10.3201/eid2412.171661.
We isolated Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, from liver granulomas of a pet green iguana (Iguana iguana) in Belgium. This case highlights a risk for imported green iguanas acting as a reservoir for introduction of this high-threat, zoonotic pathogen into nonendemic regions.
我们从一只在比利时的宠物绿鬣蜥(Iguana iguana)的肝肉芽肿中分离出了导致类鼻疽病的病原菌伯克霍尔德菌假单胞菌。这一案例强调了从非流行地区引入这种高威胁性、人畜共患病原体的风险,进口的绿鬣蜥可能成为这种病原体的储存库。