Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Minnesota (antigenic formula 21:b:e,n,x) is a serovar of the O:21 (L) serogroup. 

Animal reservoir: Serovar Minnesota has been found in chicken. 

Geographical distribution: Serovar Minnesota has been found in Brazil and Saudi Arabia. 

Border Rejections:

Year

Location

Associated Source

Number of Cases

2023Czech RepublicFrozen chicken half breast fillets from BrazilNA

Relevant links and references:

  1. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/609765
  2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7694379/
  3. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/5/581
  4. https://academic.oup.com/jid/article-abstract/158/2/301/809958?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=true
  5. https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mra.00787-22
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