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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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Main Authors: Abdul Aziz, Saleha, Khor, Kuan Hua, Zakaria, Zunita, Abu, Jalila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Veterinary Association Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48422/1/JVM-2015-Issue-1_Saleha.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:48422 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
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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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author Abdul Aziz, Saleha
Khor, Kuan Hua
Zakaria, Zunita
Abu, Jalila
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
author_facet Abdul Aziz, Saleha
Khor, Kuan Hua
Zakaria, Zunita
Abu, Jalila
author_sort Abdul Aziz, Saleha
title 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_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_sort salmonella in pet and captive reptiles with reference to some studies in malaysia and countries worldwide
publisher Veterinary Association Malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48422/1/JVM-2015-Issue-1_Saleha.pdf
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