Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Jerusalem (antigenic formula 6,7,14: z10: l,w,) is a serovar of the O:7 (C1) group.

Animal Reservoir: Salmonella Jerusalem was found on poultry. 

Geographical distribution: Salmonella Jerusalem has been reported in Switzerland, Italy and China.  

Animal Outbreaks:

Year

Location

Associated Source

Number of Cases
2019SwitzerlandPoultry feed (organic soya cake)7 poultry farms

Border Rejections:

YearLocationAssociated SourceNumber of Cases
2022FinlandHas been isolated from organic rape cake expeller from ItalyNA


Relevant links:

  1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352710413_Feedborne_Salmonella_enterica_Serovar_Jerusalem_Outbreak_in_Different_Organic_Poultry_Flocks_in_Switzerland_and_Italy_Linked_to_Soya_Expeller
  2. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/540407
  3. https://gutpathogens.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13099-017-0223-8#Sec18
  4. https://www.pasteur.fr/sites/default/files/veng_0.pdf
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