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Symtpoms: Although it is a nontyphodial Salmonella strain some if its symptoms, including a prolonged incubation period (7–14 days), high fever, bacteremia, and elevated rates of hospitalizations, are similar to those caused by typhoidal Salmonella.
Human Outbreaksoutbreaks:
Year | Location | Associated source | Number of cases |
1982 | England | Chocolate bars | 245 |
| 2014 | Milan, Italy | Ham | 47 |
Border Rejectionsrejections:
Year | Location | Associated Source | Number of Cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Slovenia | Rucola (arugula) from Italy | NA |
| 2006 | Denmark | Bulls blood beet from Italy | NA |
| 2014 | Italy | Rucola salad | NA |
2022 | Finland | Fresh thyme from Italy, packaged in the Netherlands | NA |
Relevant links and references:
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19534593
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6131266
- http://www.iss.it/binary/publ/cont/ANN_14_01_14.pdf
- http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20519
- http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/fpd.2015.2091
- http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/fpd.2016.2206
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/556383
- Fisher I, Jourdan-da S, Nathalie H, Herbert W, François-Xavier SH, Danan C, Kérouanton A, Lane C, Dionisi AM, Luzzi I. 2009. Human Infections Due to Salmonella Napoli: A Multicountry, Emerging Enigma Recognized by the Enter-net International Surveillance Network. Foodborne pathogens and disease. 6. 613-9. 10.1089/fpd.2008.0206.
- Mancini L, Marcheggiani S, D'Angelo A, Puccinelli, Camilla C, Filippo R, Flavia D, Elisabetta DM, Dario D, Anna M, Owczarek S, Luzzi Ida. 2014. First isolation of Salmonella enterica serovar Napoli from wild birds in Italy. Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanità. 50. 96-8. 10.4415/ANN_14_01_14.
- Gori M, Ebranati E, Scaltriti E, Huedo P, Ciceri G, Elisabetta T, Mirella P, Gianguglielmo Z, Stefano P, Luca B. 2018. High-resolution diffusion pattern of human infections by Salmonella enterica serovar Napoli in Northern Italy explained through phylogeography. PLOS ONE 13(8): e0202573. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202573