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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 |
2023 | Denmark | Unknown | 16 |
2016 | US-multistate | alfalfa sprouts |
25* | |||
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:
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4827a2.htm
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11574556
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0195670182900652
- http://aac.asm.org/content/49/2/503.full
- http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0128937&representation=PDF
- http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/muenchen-02-16/index.html
- https://www.ssi.dk/sygdomme-beredskab-og-forskning/sygdomsudbrud/udbrud-med-salmonella-muenchen-sekvenstype-82-i-danmark