de Hamel F A, McInnes H M
J Hyg (Lond). 1971 Jun;69(2):247-53. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400021471.
Human infections with Salmonella saintpaul have become more frequent in New Zealand in recent years. Most cases now occur in Otago. It is shown that wild lizards in Otago, particularly the common skink (Leiolopisma zelandica), carry S. saintpaul and that most if not all human outbreaks of this salmonella serotype are associated with either lizards or lizard infested areas. So far as is known this is the first report incriminating lizards as the probable cause of human salmonellosis.
近年来,新西兰人类感染圣保罗沙门氏菌的情况愈发频繁。目前大多数病例发生在奥塔哥地区。研究表明,奥塔哥地区的野生蜥蜴,尤其是普通新西兰滑蜥(Leiolopisma zelandica),携带圣保罗沙门氏菌,而且这种血清型沙门氏菌引发的大多数(如果不是全部)人类疫情都与蜥蜴或蜥蜴出没的区域有关。据了解,这是首份将蜥蜴认定为人类沙门氏菌病可能病因的报告。