Reptile and amphibian contact increases risk of salmonellosis

According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, "To estimate the burden of reptile- and amphibian-associated Salmonella infections, we conducted two case-control studies of human salmonellosis occurring during 1996-1997. The studies took place at five Food-borne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) surveillance areas: all of Minnesota and Oregon and selected counties in California, Connecticut, and Georgia. The first study included 463 patients with serogroup B or D Salmonella infection and 7618 population-based controls."

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