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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Salmonella enterica serotype Javiana infections associated with amphibian contact, Mississippi, 2001
Epidemiology and Infection, Volume 132, No. 2, Year 2004
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Description
Salmonella Javiana is a Salmonella serotype that is restricted geographically in the United States to the Southeast. During the summer of 2001, the number of reported S. Javiana infections in Mississippi increased sevenfold. To identify sources of infection, we conducted a case-control study, defining a case as an infection with S. Javiana between August and September in a Mississippi resident. We enrolled 55 cases and 109 controls. Thirty (55%) case patients reported exposure to amphibians, defined as owning, touching, or seeing an amphibian on one's property, compared with 30 (29%) controls (matched odds ratio 2.8, P=0.006). Contact with amphibians and their environments may be a risk factor for human infection with S. Javiana. The geographic pattern of S. Javiana infections in the United States mimics the distribution of certain amphibian species in the Southeast. Public health officials should consider amphibians as potential sources of salmonellosis, and promote hand washing after contact with amphibians. © 2003 Cambridge University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Srikantiah, Padmini
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Crump, John A.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Campbell, James Ian
United States, Jackson
Mississippi State Department of Health
Mead, Paul S.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mølbak, Kåre
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Serum Institut
Statistics
Citations: 44
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0950268803001638
ISSN:
09502688
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Case-Control Study