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Salmonella enterica Infection of Synanthropic Non-native Geckos in Southern Florida
Thomas W Fieldsend1,2, Alessandro Catenazzi3, Kenneth L Krysko4
1Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. thomasfieldsend@hushmail.com.
Abstract:
Wild geckos are a significant source of human salmonellosis. We swabbed the cloacas of 37 non-native synanthropic geckos (Gekko gecko, n = 16; Phelsuma grandis, n = 21) from southern Florida, USA, and assayed swab DNA extracts using quantitative polymerase chain reaction of the invA gene. Salmonella enterica was detected in both species with a pooled prevalence of 13.5% (5/37; 95% CI 5.3-27.1%), indicating the potential for zoonotic transmission. Implications for human health in the region are discussed.
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