Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Albany (antigenic formula 8,20:z4,z24:-) is a serovar of the O:8 (C2-C3) serogroup. 

Animal reservoir: Serovar Albany is found in captive zoo wild animals, broiler chicken, pigs, and their environments.  

Geographical distribution: Serovar Albany has been found in the United States and Mexico, and, reportedly, also in Taiwan and South Korea.

Border Rejections:

Year

Location

Associated Source

Number of Cases

2022

Germany

Sesame seeds from Nigeria

NA

Relevant links and references:

  1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23505697/
  2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121001759
  3. https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/AAC.02634-20
  4. https://www.vetmedmosul.com/article_165309.html
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