The article presents an update on human Salmonella Typhimurium infections associated with aquatic African dwarf frogs (ADF) in the U.S. from April 2, 2009 to May 10, 2011. Based on data, the median age in the outbreak was five years and about 52 percent were female. Thirty-seven patients...
The regional and international trade in live animals facilitates the inadvertent translocation, spillover, and emergence of zoonotic and epizootic pathogens around the world1,2,3,4,5,6,7. From the spread of agricultural pathogens (e.g., African swine fever virus, foot and mouth disease virus,...
The African Dwarf Frog, the Oriental Firebellied Toad and White's Tree Frog are three suitable beginner species if you are interested in keeping a frog. The African Dwarf Frog (Hymenochirus boettgeri) lives its entire life under water, but must surface once in a while to breath oxygen from...
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It discovered that various patients who developed human Salmonella Typhimurium infections have had an exposure to the African dwarf frog. Further investigations revealed that human Salmonella Typhimurium infections were associated with aquatic frogs exposure. Authors of the report claimed that amphibians are...
Among 114 patients interviewed, 69 (61%) reported frog exposure. Of patients who knew frog type, 79% (44/ 56) reported African dwarf frogs (ADF), a type of aquatic frog. Among 18 cases and 29 controls, illness was significantly associated with frog exposure (67% cases versus 3% controls...