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The prevalence of human isolates of Salmonella subspecies II in southern Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

L. Schrire ,
S. Crisp ,
N. Bear ,
G. McStay ,
H. J. Koornhof  and
L. Le Minor
L. Schrire
Affiliation:
Salmonella Reference Centre, School of Pathology, The South African Institute for Medical Research and University of the Witwatersrand, PO Box 1038, Johannesburg 2000, Republic of South Africa
S. Crisp
Affiliation:
Salmonella Reference Centre, School of Pathology, The South African Institute for Medical Research and University of the Witwatersrand, PO Box 1038, Johannesburg 2000, Republic of South Africa
N. Bear
Affiliation:
Salmonella Reference Centre, School of Pathology, The South African Institute for Medical Research and University of the Witwatersrand, PO Box 1038, Johannesburg 2000, Republic of South Africa
G. McStay
Affiliation:
Salmonella Reference Centre, School of Pathology, The South African Institute for Medical Research and University of the Witwatersrand, PO Box 1038, Johannesburg 2000, Republic of South Africa
H. J. Koornhof
Affiliation:
Salmonella Reference Centre, School of Pathology, The South African Institute for Medical Research and University of the Witwatersrand, PO Box 1038, Johannesburg 2000, Republic of South Africa
L. Le Minor
Affiliation:
World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Salmonella, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724, Paris Cedex 15, France
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The Salmonella Reference Centre in Johannesburg received 14059 strains of human origin between 1979 and 1984. A significant proportion (6·3%) proved to belong to subspecies II. The majority were cultured from faecal material, usually associated with symptoms related to the gastrointestinal tract. They comprised 884 isolates, represented by 203 serotypes, of which 45 were new serotypes.

The poor hygienic conditions found in many rural areas, together with possible contamination of food and water by wild animals, may contribute to the greater frequency of human S.II infections and the widespread occurrence of unusual serotypes in man in this geographic region.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 98 , Issue 1 , February 1987 , pp. 25 - 31
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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