Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Uganda (antigenic formula: 3,{10},{15}:1,z13:1,5) is a Group O:3,10 (E1) serovar.  

Animal reservoir: S. Uganda has been isolated from cattle, pigs, camels, and chickens.

Geographical distribution: S. Uganda is widely distributed, reports of this serovar include countries in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Outbreaks: Prior to 2019, there were only a few small outbreaks reported. 

 

YearLocationAssociated SourceNumber of Cases
2019US - MultistatePapayas81

2013

US - LouisianaPork6
2001US - New YorkPork11
2001US - ChicagoPork12

Relevant links and references:

  1. https://aem.asm.org/content/aem/77/5/1783.full.pdf
  2. https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0168160516300216?token=113AE6BF7CAC8A11FE45FF848710C9AC652BECF05168C34F55BFD6B193282DAA67A224183A6F4C9999A373FC4B875CCD
  3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320290/
  4. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/newsroom/news-releases-statements-transcripts/news-release-archives-by-year/news-release-2013/!ut/p/a0/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfGjzOINAg3MDC2dDbz83RzdDDz9jN3CLPzcDQ1cTfULsh0VAYsoRDc!/?1dmy&current=true&urile=wcm%3apath%3a%2FFSIS-Content%2Finternet%2Fmain%2Ftopics%2Frecalls-and-public-health-alerts%2Frecall-case-archive%2Farchive%2F2013%2Frecall-007-2013-release
  5. https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/uganda-06-19/index.html
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