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Salmonella arizonae in the United Kingdom from 1966 to 1990

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

M. L. M. Hall
Affiliation:
Division of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT
B. Rowe*
Affiliation:
Division of Enteric Pathogens, Central Public Health Laboratory, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT
*
*Corresponding author.
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Abstract

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Salmonella arizonae are rarely isolated in the UK. Since 1966 there have been sixty-six isolates from humans of whom 35% gave a recent history of foreign travel. Terrapins and snakes are potential sources of infection.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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