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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 Human outbreaks: Multiple human outbreaks have been linked to S. Muenchen.serovar Muenchen. Below are some examples.
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)
Border rejections:
Year | Exporting country | Importing country | Associated source | Product category |
| 2023 | South Africa | Germany | Dog chews (ostrich meat) | Pet food |
| 2021 | Brazil | Germany | Black pepper1 | Herbs and spices |
| 2020 | Brazil | Germany | Black pepper2 | Herbs and spices |
| 2020 | Brazil | Germany | Black pepper3 | Herbs and spices |
1 Salmonella Saintpaul, Muenchen, Matadi, and Newport were found.
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3 Salmonella Muenchen and Rubislaw were found.
Recalls:
| Year | Location | Recalled food | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US: multistate | Alfalfa sprouts1 | Fruits and vegetables |
| 2013 | US: CO | Beef bully sticks2 | Pet food |
| 1999 | US: multistate | Unpasteurized orange juice3 | Non-alcoholic beverages |
1 Sweetwater Farms LLC in Inman, KS, issued a recall of a single lot of its fresh alfalfa sprouts. This recall was resulted by a multistate outbreak described above.
2 A total of 14 different Salmonella serovars including Salmonella Anatum, Mbandaka, Senftenberg, Typhimurium, Agona, Muenchen, Irumu, Tennessee, Montevideo, Infantis, Muenster, Derby, O rough;d;e,n,x, and London were found. Kasel issued a recall of four lots of their products.
3 Sun Orchard issued a recall of its unpasteurized orange juice products. This recall was resulted by a multistate outbreak described above.
Relevant links:
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/654263
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/461765
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/442889
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/432927
- https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/02/123962/
- https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/02/fda-flexes-muscles-to-achieve-kasel-pet-treat-recall/
- https://marlerclark.com/news_events/sun-orchard-salmonella-outbreak-multistate
- 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
- https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.13174