A cross-border outbreak of Bareilly cases confirmed by whole genome sequencing, Czech Republic and Slovakia, 2017 to 2018.

In August 2017, an increased incidence of Bareilly was detected in the Czech Republic. An investigation was conducted with Slovakia to confirm the outbreak and identify the source. Probable outbreak cases were defined as cases with laboratory-confirmed Bareilly reported in either of the national surveillance systems, and/or the Czech and Slovak National Reference Laboratory databases from July 2017.

[Exotic pets as a potential source of Salmonella].

Study Aim: To clarify the source of infection with the exotic serovar Salmonella Urbana and the route of transmission in a 2-year-old child.

Material And Methods: To identify the source of infection and the route of transmission, we used epidemiological investigation of the case of salmonellosis and microbiological methods for the detection of Salmonella from biological specimens, epidemiologically suspected food, turtle tank water and feed, and serotyping of isolated strains of Salmonella.

Results: Salmonella Urbana was confirmed in a rectal swab of the infected child and in a sample of turtle tank water.