Salmonella Vitkin Outbreak Associated with Bearded Dragons, Canada and United States, 2020-2022.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 30(2): 225-233, 2024 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-38270159
ABSTRACT
We identified 2 cases of Salmonella enterica serovar Vitkin infection linked by whole-genome sequencing in infants in Ontario, Canada, during 2022. Both households of the infants reported having bearded dragons as pets. The outbreak strain was also isolated from an environmental sample collected from a patient's bearded dragon enclosure. Twelve cases were detected in the United States, and onset dates occurred during March 2021-September 2022 (isolates related to isolates from Canada within 0-9 allele differences by core-genome multilocus sequence typing). Most US patients (66.7%) were <1 year of age, and most (72.7%) had reported bearded dragon exposure. Hospitalization was reported for 5 (38.5%) of 13 patients. Traceback of bearded dragons identified at least 1 potential common supplier in Southeast Asia. Sharing rare serovar information and whole-genome sequencing data between Canada and the United States can assist in timely identification of outbreaks, including those that might not be detected through routine surveillance.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Salmonella
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Lagartos
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article