Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Liverpool (antigenic formula 1,3,19:d:e,n,z15) is a serovar of the O:1,3,19 (E4) serogroup. A dog food plant in Missouri tested positive for S. Liverpool. This serovar was also recovered from poultry processing equipment after completion of sanitization procedures. 

Animal reservoir: Unknown

Geographical distribution: Serovar Liverpool has been found in the U.S., and Europe.

Outbreaks: No outbreaks have been associated with S. Liverpool. 

Border Rejections:

Year

Location

Associated Source

Number of Cases

2023

Finland

Rape seed meal from Germany

NA

Relevant links and references:

  1. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/597694
  2. https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium-07-21/details.html
  3. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/e-coli/news-scan-salmonellosis-live-chicks-response-2011-euro-e-coli-crisis-salmonella-dog-food
  4. https://www.convenience.org/Media/Daily/2021/Jul/30/4-FDA-Investigates-Salmonella-Outbreak_Foodservice
  5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617121000581
  6. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120303540
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