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Salmonella carriage by geckos detected within households in Malawi

  • Catherine N. Wilson
  • , Patrick Musicha
  • , Mathew A. Beale
  • , Yohane Diness
  • , Oscar Kanjerwa
  • , Chifundo Salifu
  • , Zefaniah Katuah
  • , Patricia Duncan
  • , John Nyangu
  • , Andrew Mungu
  • , Muonaouza Deleza
  • , Lawrence Banda
  • , Lumbani Makhaza
  • , Nicola Elviss
  • , Christopher P. Jewell
  • , Gina Pinchbeck
  • , Nicholas R. Thomson
  • , Nick Feasey
  • , Eric M. Fèvre
  • University of Liverpool
  • Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme
  • Wellcome Sanger Institute
  • University of Cambridge
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
  • Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • UK Health Security Agency
  • Lancaster University
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • University of St Andrews
  • International Livestock Research Institute

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Abstract

Salmonella was isolated from 23/79 (29.1%) pooled gecko stool samples from households in southern Malawi. Whole genome sequencing of 47 individual isolates within this collection revealed 27 Salmonella serovars spanning two subspecies. Our results demonstrate that geckos play an important role in the carriage of Salmonella within households.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100848
Pages (from-to)e100848
JournalOne Health
Volume19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jul 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Gecko
  • Household
  • Malawi
  • Salmonella

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