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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

2014Milan, ItalyHam47 

Border Rejectionsrejections:

Year

Location

Associated Source

Number of Cases

2004SloveniaRucola (arugula) from ItalyNA
2006DenmarkBulls blood beet from ItalyNA
2014ItalyRucola saladNA

2022

Finland

Fresh thyme from Italy, packaged in the Netherlands

NA

Relevant links and references:

  1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19534593
  2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6131266
  3. http://www.iss.it/binary/publ/cont/ANN_14_01_14.pdf
  4. http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20519
  5. http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/fpd.2015.2091
  6. http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/fpd.2016.2206
  7. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/556383
  8. 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. 
  9. 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. 
  10. 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