Online sale of small turtles circumvents public health regulations in the United States.
In the United States (U.S.), pet turtles have been associated with outbreaks of salmonellosis, a serious and sometimes-fatal intestinal illness caused by Salmonella bacteria, with nearly 300,000 people being infected in some years. Children are particularly susceptible because of their propensity to...
Main Authors: | Lauren E Montague, Juliana M Marcotrigiano, Niamh E Keane, Hannah E Marquardt, Jennifer A Sevin, Nancy E Karraker |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278443 |
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