Pet reptiles declared carriers of salmonella

Capital veterinarians warn reptile owners need to be alert. Home lizards, turtles and snakes may themselves be completely healthy, but be carriers of the deadly human Salmonella. Salmonellosis victims often are children up to 4 years old, the sick and people with dysbiosis immunodeficiency syndrome.

During 2011, the Department of Bacteriology Gorvetlaboratorii tested on animals salmonellosis . Experts took the analysis of biomaterial 2224 mammals. In 31 sample veterinarians found dangerous bacteria. Most rare serotypes of Salmonella found in 19 of them. They belonged to reptiles.

In order not to expose themselves to danger, veterinarians advised to observe all rules of hygiene in contact with reptiles . Even a healthy domestic pets should be treated as possible carriers of salmonella. After each contact with him, and after cleaning the cage need to wash their hands thoroughly with soap and water. Owners of snakes, lizards and turtles must be remembered that the adverse conditions of their detention only increase the number of carriers of salmonella.

For reference:
Salmonellosis   - An acute infectious intestinal disease caused by multiple pathogens from the genus Salmonella. Scientists know more than 700 species of Salmonella. They are stable in the environment, tolerate low temperatures but die quickly at high temperatures. Ability to actively multiply in foods, especially in meat, eggs, butter, milk and its products. Especially hard to carry this infection infants.

The fact of the topic:
Harm to human health can not only reptiles . In Australia, because of the love for rodents 26-year-old woman 17 days she lay in the hospital. In her house she lived two rats, which she often caressed and kissed. The animals were tame and as the Australian thought, perfectly healthy. But when the girl every day to feel worse and worse, to see a specialist, the doctors found in her blood streptobatsillu. This dangerous bacteria - pathogen rat bite fever, a deadly disease transmitted to humans from rodents.

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