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Geographical distribution: S. Muenchen have been reported among the most common serovars in multiple locations; including the U.S., Australia, and Europe. In addition, microbiological identifications of S. Muenchen have benn reported in some countries in Africa (South Africa and Ethiopia), Asia (Singapore and Malaysia), and South America (Brazil).   This serovar was identified in rural areas of Georgia, US.

Outbreaks: A number of outbreaks in the U.S., Europe and Australia have been linked to S. Muenchen.

Year

Location

Associated source

Number of cases

2023DenmarkUnknown16
2016US-multistatealfalfa sprouts25*

2014

Germany 

Raw pork sausage 

247

2013

Germany

Raw pork sausage 

203

2003

US-multistate

Melon

58

2001

Germany

Pork

198

1999

US-Wisconsin

Alfalfa sprouts

157

1999

US-Canada

Orange juice

207

1997

Australia

Corn beef

24

1980

London

Nosocomial in pediatric hospital

28

 *one cases associated with this outbreak was identified as Salmonella Kentucky (i.e. N=26)

Relevant links and references:

  1. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4827a2.htm
  2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11574556
  3. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0195670182900652
  4. http://aac.asm.org/content/49/2/503.full
  5. http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0128937&representation=PDF
  6. http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/muenchen-02-16/index.html
  7. https://www.ssi.dk/sygdomme-beredskab-og-forskning/sygdomsudbrud/udbrud-med-salmonella-muenchen-sekvenstype-82-i-danmark