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Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Panama (antigenic formula 1,9,12:l,v:1,5:[R1…]) is a serovar of the O:9 (D₁) serogroup. S. Panama is foodborne, but has also been reported in several cases of neonatal meningitis back to the 1960's, in one recent case linked to breast milk.

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

Genetic characteristics: 

Animal reservoir: Animal reservoir: There is no reported animal reservoir for S. Panama at this time.

Geographical distribution: S. Panama has been reported in the US, Europe and Taiwan.Outbreaks: Outbreaks of S. Panama have been reported:

Human outbreaks: 

Border rejections: 

¹ Salmonella Infantis and Panama were found. 

RecallsRecalls:  Recalls associated with S. Panama include: 

Relevant links:

¹ This recall was caused by a multistate outbreak described above. Del Monte issued a recall of nearly 60,000 cantaloupes that were grown and shipped from the Del Monte Fresh farm Asuncion Mita in Guatemala.

Relevant links:

1. https://outbreakdatabase.com/outbreaks/2023-outbreak-of-salmonella-panama-infections-associated-with-a-food-truck-kentucky
2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664621003144
3. https://archive.cdc.gov/#/details?url=httpshttp://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/2011/cantaloupes-6-23-2011.html
4. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/index.cfm?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2016.1349httpscreen/notification/446128
5. https://wwwmarlerclark.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm248103.htm
   

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