A Review of the Public Health Challenges of and Turtles.

Non-typhoidal serovars are recognized as zoonotic pathogens. Although human salmonellosis is frequently associated with ingestion of contaminated foods of animal origin, contact with animals may also be a significant source of infection, especially contact with turtles, which have shown to be an important reservoir of specifically through their intestinal tracts. Turtles are among the most common reptiles kept as house pets that may pose a public health risk associated with exposure, especially among infants and young children.