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Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Miami. Serovar Miami is relatively rare. Miami 

NCBI PD link for serovar Miami: Isolates Browser - Pathogen Detection - NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pathogens/isolates/#(taxgroup_name:%22Salmonella%20enterica%22)%20AND%20computed_types:(%22serotype=Miami%22)

Genetic characteristics:

Animal reservoir: Not well documented. 

Geographical distribution:

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Serovar Miami has been reported occasionally worldwide, but primarily in US

Human outbreaks: 

YearLocationAssociated SourceNumber of Cases
2021US: multistateUnknownAt least 65
2020FranceChilled vacuum-packed cooked sliced pork shoulder from SpainNot reported

Animal outbreaks:

Year

Location

Breed

Number of cases

2014IndiaSus domesticus12 including 2 severely diarrhoeic piglets

Border rejections: Multiple border rejections associated with serovar Miami have been reported. They were all linked to black pepper imported from Brazil into Germany. 

Year

Exporting country

Importing country

Associated source

Product category

2021BrazilGermanyBlack pepper1Herbs and spices
2021BrazilGermanyBlack pepper2Herbs and spices
2021BrazilGermanyBlack pepper3Herbs and spices
2020BrazilGermanyBlack pepper4Herbs and spices

1 Salmonella Sandiego and Miami were found.

2 Salmonella Matadi, Javiana, Miami, and Saintpaul were found.  

3 Salmonella Saintpaul, Salmonella Rubislaw, Salmonella Javiana, Salmonella Miami, Salmonella Abaetetuba

4 Salmonella Miami and Oranienburg were found. 

Recalls: There have been no recent recalls linked to this serovar.

Relevant links:

  1. https://www.foodsafetynews.com/?s=salmonella+miami
  2. https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/09/salmonella-outbreak-in-france-tied-to-sausage-from-spain/
  3. https://www.ijcmas.com/abstractview.php?ID=6126&vol=7-1-2018&SNo=176
  4. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/521469
  5. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/465419
  6. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/462222
  7. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/454074