Background:Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Uganda (antigenic formula: 3,
Unknown macro: {10}
)
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.
| Year | Location | Associated Source | Number of Cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US - Multistate | Papayas | 71* |
2013 | US - Louisiana | Pork | 6 |
| 2001 | US - New York | Pork | 11 |
| 2001 | US - Chicago | Pork | 12 |
*This outbreak is on-going as of 7/3/19. Check the CDC website for most current information (link # 5 below).
Relevant links and references:
- https://aem.asm.org/content/aem/77/5/1783.full.pdf
- https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0168160516300216?token=113AE6BF7CAC8A11FE45FF848710C9AC652BECF05168C34F55BFD6B193282DAA67A224183A6F4C9999A373FC4B875CCD
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320290/
- 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¤t=true&urile=wcm%3apath%3a%2FFSIS-Content%2Finternet%2Fmain%2Ftopics%2Frecalls-and-public-health-alerts%2Frecall-case-archive%2Farchive%2F2013%2Frecall-007-2013-release
- https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/uganda-06-19/index.html