Influenza Virus Type A Serosurvey in Cats
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662 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 13, No. 4, April 2007 Two thirds of the patients in this outbreak had documented exposure to 1 of 2 lizard species, and half of the patients had pet lizards in their homes. In 2001, the estimated number of households with lizards was 545,000, which represents ≈0.5% of all American households (5). Using a standard binomial model, the probability of finding at least 3 of 6 persons chosen at random to be lizard owners is 0.000002. To our knowledge, this is the first investigation to identify a strong association between the rare serotype S. Kingabwa and lizards and the first instance of which we are aware that a serotype has been associated with a particular species of lizard dispersed in homes across the United States. The association between reptile exposure and human salmonellosis is well-established (6–8). CDC has published recommendations for reducing the risk for infection from reptiles (www.cdc.gov/healthypets/animals/ reptiles.htm); these include thoroughly washing hands with soap and water after handling reptiles or their cages and keeping reptiles out of food preparation areas. The young age of most patients in this outbreak supports the recommendation that reptiles should not be allowed in households with children <5 years of age. Sharon Greene,* Anthony Yartel,† Kerry Moriarty,‡ Laura Nathan,§ Ellen Salehi,¶ Leslie Tengelsen,# Nehal Patel,* and Michael Lynch* *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; †Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Augusta, Maine, USA; ‡County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego, California, USA; §Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, Arizona, USA; ¶Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, Ohio, USA; and #Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Boise, Idaho, USA
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دوره 13 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2007