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Studies for the source of infection of Salmonella in Thailand
Mizuki Hasegawa 
6th grade, Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Graduate School of Agriculture
Host Organization: Cornell Soil Health Center-Cornell University.
Destination and period: Thai, August 5th -August 19th, 2013
Key words: Thai, gecko, Salmonella
Abstract
Recently, Salmonella Weltevreden infections are increasing in Southeast Asia. The host of S. Weltevreden hasn’t been identified yet, but our laboratory already clarified wild gecko in Vietnam and Cambodia harbored S. Weltevreden at high rate and seemed to be the host of S. Weltevreden. To find out the danger of gecko as the cause of human Salmonella infection in other area of Southeast Asia, I researched about the prevalence of Salmonella in wild gecko in Thailand, from August 5th -August 19th, 2013. These results indicated that not only in Vietnam and Cambodia but also in Thailand, gecko harbored S. Weltevreden at high rate and can be the cause of human Salmonella infection, especially S. Weltevreden. Moreover, in all Southeast Asian countries, gecko seems to be the causes of human Salmonella infection and the host of S. Weltevreden.