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Animal reservoir: S. Muenchen is typically isolated from poultry, swine, cattle, and wild animals. This serovar has also been found in dogs.
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.
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Year | Location | Associated source | Number of cases | |
| 2023 | Denmark | Unknown | 1631 | |
| 2016 | US-: multistate | alfalfa Alfalfa sprouts | 25*261 | |
2014 | Germany | 247 | ||
2013 | Germany | Raw pork sausage | 203 | |
2003 | US-: multistateMelon | Cantaloupe, honeydew melon | 58 | |
2001 | Germany | 198 | ||
1999 | US-Wisconsin: multistate | At least 157 | ||
1999 | US-: multistate, Canada | 207298 | ||
1997 | Australia | 24 | ||
1980 | London | 28 | 30 |
1 Twenty-six people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Muenchen (25 people) or Salmonella Kentucky (1 person) were reported from 12 states.*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 |
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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://www.food.dtu.dk/english/newsarchive/2024/06/more-outbreaks-of-salmonella-in-2023
- https://archive.cdc.gov/#/details?url=https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/muenchen-02-16/index.html
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28494842/
- https://outbreakdatabase.com/outbreaks/2003-outbreak-of-salmonella-muenchen-linked-to-cantaloupehoneydew-melon
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X22009164?via%3Dihub
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC88372/
- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4827a2.htm
- https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/cda-cdi2109-pdf-cnt.htm/$FILE/cdi2109b.pdf
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0195670182900652#:~:text=An%20outbreak%20of%20Salmonella%20muenchen%20infection%20involving%2028%20children%20and,occurred%20in%20two%20immunodeficient%20patients.
- 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