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Geographical distribution: Serovar Kottbus has been found in Germany, and Denmark, Spain, reportedly, also in the United States.
OutbreaksHuman outbreaks:
| Year | Location | Associated Source | Number of Cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Germany | Quail eggs, smoked ham | 69 | ||||
| 1977 | NA | Human milk | 7 | ||||
| 2001 | USA | Alfalfa sprouts | 23 | ||||
| 2006 | Spain | Bottled water | 46 | 2017 | GermanyQuail eggs, smoked ham | 69 | |
Border rejections: Multiple border rejections linked to chicken products imported from Poland into Bulgaria have been reported. Here are some examples.
Year | Exporting country | Importing country | Associated source | Product category |
| 2021 | Hungary | Italy | Frozen duck fillets | Poultry meat and poultry meat products |
| 2020 | Poland | Bulgaria | Chicken leg quarters | Poultry meat and poultry meat products |
| 2020 | Poland | Bulgaria | Frozen chicken leg1 | Poultry meat and poultry meat products |
1 Salmonella Enteritidis and Kottbus were found.
Recalls:
| Year | Location | Recalled product | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Finland | Lamb ears1 | Pet food |
1 Salmonella Kottbus, Mishmarmaek and Abony were found in lamb ears (dog chew) from Turkey via Denmark.
Relevant links:
- https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/05/wgs-aided-detection-of-parallel-salmonella-outbreaks-in-germany/#more-194537
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/468397
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/424396
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/416257
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/685715
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7078581/
- https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/esw.12.28.03235-en
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8326659/https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/05/wgs-aided-detection-of-parallel-salmonella-outbreaks-in-germany/#more-194537
- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5101a3.htm
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/355825
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/610647
- https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.13174