Salmonella Found In Green Anoles

Sorry to post this right before Thanksgiving dinner, but here is something to think about the next time you eat after handling an anole: approximately 30% of anoles in Japan carry salmonella, twice the level in feral goats and more than ten times greater than that found in public toilets. Read the complete (freely available) study here.

Salmonella in green anoles

 

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5 Comments

  1. John Rubin

    No more anole sushi for me!

  2. I even cook my iguana. Better safe than Salmonelled….

  3. Many captive anoles in the US have salmonella. The anoles in my colony have tested positive when screened by veterinarians.

    • Absolute presence or absence of salmonella is not the critical question here. The question is what percentage of captive anoles have salmonella compared to campus toilets and locally abundant feral animals. It seems like this is an undergrad. project just waiting to happen

      • You should try posting an ad for undergraduates keen to sample toilets and feral animals, I think you’ll definitely get some interest:)

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