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. 2023 Sep 26;11:1251036. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1251036

TABLE 2.

Literature review of prevalence of Salmonella in healthy reptiles, reported Salmonella prevalences [% of animals].

Prevalence rates All animals Captive Wild
Average 34.5 42.9 24.3
Maximum rate 100.0 100.0 100.0
Minimum rate 0.0 0.0 0.0
Snakes 56.0 68.1 31.7
Lizards 36.9 52.0 26.3
Tortoises 34.2 31.8 39.6
Turtles 18.6 19.2 17.9
Crocodilians 9.0 9.2 3.0
Tuatara 0.0 0.0 0.0