| typhoid fever in the park: epidemiology of an outbreak at a cultural interface. | the number of reported outbreaks of typhoid fever in the united states has recently increased. only six were reported from 1980-1989, but seven outbreaks were reported in 1990. in august 1990, health officials in montgomery county, maryland, were notified of two cases of typhoid fever among persons who had attended both a family picnic attended by 60 persons and a latin food festival attended by 100,000 people. we obtained interviews, blood and stool cultures, and vi serologies from attendees at ... | 1995 | 8568020 |
| preliminary findings of salmonella spp. in captive green iguanas (iguana iguana) and their environment. | captive reptiles are routinely identified as reservoirs of salmonella spp. and reports of reptile-associated salmonellosis are increasing. unfortunately, little is known about the epidemiology of salmonella spp. and green iguanas. we did a limited survey of a green-iguana farm in el salvador to identify sources of salmonella spp. in green iguanas and their environment. a limited number of samples for microbiological culture were collected from iguanas (adult, hatchling, and embryos) and their en ... | 2000 | 10821967 |