Salmonella Vitkin Outbreak Associated with Bearded Dragons, Canada and United States, 2020–2022

Paphitis, Katherine; Habrun, Caroline A.; Stapleton, G. Sean; Reid, Alexandra; Lee, Christina; Majury, Anna; Murphy, Allana; McClinchey, Heather; Corbeil, Antoine; Kearney, Ashley; Benedict, Katharine; Tolar, Beth; Forrest, Russell O.

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Salmonella Vitkin Outbreak Associated with Bearded Dragons, Canada and United States, 2020–2022

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2 2024
By Paphitis, Katherine ; Habrun, Caroline A. ; Stapleton, G. Sean ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Paphitis, Katherine ; Habrun, Caroline A. ; Stapleton, G. Sean ; Reid, Alexandra ; Lee, Christina ; Majury, Anna ; Murphy, Allana ; McClinchey, Heather ; Corbeil, Antoine ; Kearney, Ashley ; Benedict, Katharine ; Tolar, Beth ; Forrest, Russell O.
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We identified 2 cases of Salmonella enterica serovar Vitkin infection linked by whole-genome sequencing in infants in Ontario, Canada, during 2022. Both households of the infants reported having bearded dragons as pets. The outbreak strain was also isolated from an environmental sample collected from a patient's bearded dragon enclosure. Twelve cases were detected in the United States, and onset dates occurred during March 2021-September 2022 (isolates related to isolates from Canada within 0-9 allele differences by core-genome multilocus sequence typing). Most US patients (66.7%) were <1 year of age, and most (72.7%) had reported bearded dragon exposure. Hospitalization was reported for 5 (38.5%) of 13 patients. Traceback of bearded dragons identified at least 1 potential common supplier in Southeast Asia. Sharing rare serovar information and whole-genome sequencing data between Canada and the United States can assist in timely identification of outbreaks, including those that might not be detected through routine surveillance.
Subjects:

Alleles Animals Disease Outbreaks Hospitalization Humans Infant Lizards Salmonella
Keywords:

Bacteria Bearded Dragons Infections Outbreak Reptiles Salmonella Enterica Serovar Vitkin Serovar Whole-genome Sequencing Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(2):225-233
Pubmed ID:

38270159
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC10826748
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Ontario ; United States
Volume:

30
Issue:

2
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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