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An Arizona serotype isolated from a case of gastro-enteritis in Britain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

C. D. Plows ,
G. Fretwell  and
Wilfrid H. Parry
C. D. Plows
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
G. Fretwell
Affiliation:
Salmonella Reference Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, London N.W. 9
Wilfrid H. Parry
Affiliation:
Deputy Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield
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Two isolations of Arizona from humans were made in Sheffield in 1966. The first was from a 3-year-old girl with a history of gastro-enteritis; the second was from her 5-year-old brother who was a symptomless excretor. Infection was traced to pet terrapins recently purchased from a local pet shop. The relative epidemiological significance of Arizona infection and the potential hazard of pet terrapins has been reviewed.

We wish to thank Dr V. G. S. Damms for his help and co-operation and for allowing us to publish details of his patients, Dr J. G. Wallace for his work on the preliminary identification of the organism, and Dr Joan Taylor and Dr E. H. Gillespie for their helpful advice and criticism.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 66 , Issue 1 , March 1968 , pp. 109 - 115
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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