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Background:
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Salmonella
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enterica
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subsp.
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enterica
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serovar
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Westhampton
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(antigenic
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formula
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3,
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10
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,15,34
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:g,s,t:--)
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is
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a
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serovar
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of
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the
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O:3,10
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(E1)
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serogroup.
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S.
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Westhampton
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is
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a
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rare
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serovar
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in
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the
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US.
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In
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Europe,
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a
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report
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of
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cephalosporin
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resistant
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strains
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isolated
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from
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living
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cockles
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was
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conducted
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in
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2004;
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the
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strains
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harbored
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a
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plasmid
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that
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encoded
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CTX-M
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beta-lactamases.
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S.
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Westhampton
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has
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been
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found
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in
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dried
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coconut
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from
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Indonesia
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in
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2003
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and
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in
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2014.
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Animal reservoir:
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not
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clear
Geographical distribution: not clear
Outbreaks: S. Westhampton has not been linked with outbreaks.
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