Cas de Salmonelose sur humains dus aux tortues d'eau douce

Animal Attraction: Petco™ Turtle Relinquishment Program Addresses Salmonella Outbreak
by Stacy Fox
khou.com
Posted on October 23, 2012 at 5:44 AM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a total of 219 persons infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona, and Salmonella Poona have been reported from 34 states. Seventy-three percent of ill persons reported exposure to turtles prior to their illness and 92% of ill persons with turtle exposure specifically reported exposure to small turtles (shell length less than 4 inches).
As salmonella infections linked to turtles continue to be reported across the United States, Petco™ has responded with their Turtle Relinquishment Programin joint partnership with Concordia Turtle Farm. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is encouraging anyone who has an aquatic turtle under the federally mandated four-inch carapace length to relinquish them in hopes of preventing further spread of the disease. However, Petco stores will accept any aquatic turtle, regardless of size.

Since 1975, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the sale and distribution of small turtles with shells measuring less than four-inches in length. This is a necessary safety precaution that Petco has happily adhered to in order to protect the safety and wellbeing of customers. Turtles relinquished to a Petco store whose carapace length is under four inches will be shipped to Concordia Turtle Farm. The Turtle Relinquishment Program excludes stores in Hawaii.

The following safety tips from the CDC and Petco will help eliminate the potential of salmonella infection:

Don't buy small turtles under four inches from street vendors, websites, pet stores or any other sources.
Do not capture turtles in the wild and keep them as pets.
Do not keep reptiles in child care centers, nursery schools or other facilities with young children.
Always wash hands thoroughly with soap and warm water immediately after touching reptiles or anything in the area where they live and roam. Adults should always supervise hand washing for young children. If soap and water are not readily available, use hand sanitizer.

For additional safe handling techniques, download the Petco Recommendations for Preventing the Transmission of Infectious Diseases in Reptiles care sheet: http://www.petco.com/assets/caresheets/reptile/infectious-disease-reptile.pdf

SOURCE and LINK:
Petco
http://www.petco.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov

courtesy of (ARAV) Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians

Très intéressant !
On dirait que la taille des tortues influe directement sur la probabilité de présence de salmonelles....
Et je ne savais pas que la vente de tortues de moins de 10 cm était interdite aux Etats-Unis depuis 1975 !

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Fenchurch

Fenchurch a écrit:

Très intéressant !
On dirait que la taille des tortues influe directement sur la probabilité de présence de salmonelles....
Et je ne savais pas que la vente de tortues de moins de 10 cm était interdite aux Etats-Unis depuis 1975 !

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Fenchurch

Ca doit être pour ça qu'ils nous les ont refourgué...

Fenchurch a écrit:

Et je ne savais pas que la vente de tortues de moins de 10 cm était interdite aux Etats-Unis depuis 1975 !

Ce n'est pas plus mal et comme nous imitons souvent les States, ça pourrait bien arriver chez nous ...