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Geographical distribution: S. Serovar Panama has been reported in the US, Europe and Taiwanwidely distributed globally.
Human outbreaks: Multiple human outbreaks linked to serovar Panama have been reported. Below are some example.
Year | Location | Associated source | Number of cases |
|---|---|---|---|
2023 | US: KY | Not reported | 9 |
2017 | Costa Rica | Not identified | 5 |
2015-2016 | Taiwan | Not identified | 41 |
2011 | US: multistate | Cantaloupes from Guatemala | 20 |
2001 | US: TX | Barbeque chicken | 109 |
1931 | Panama | Not identified | About 40 |
Border rejections:
Year | Exporting country | Importing country | Associated source | Product category |
| 2020 | Brazil | Germany | Black pepper1 | Herbs and spices |
1 Salmonella Infantis and Panama were found.
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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:
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6704606/
- https://outbreakdatabase.com/outbreaks/2023-outbreak-of-salmonella-panama-infections-associated-with-a-food-truck-kentucky
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6385320/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664621003144
- https://archive.cdc.gov/#/details?url=https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/2011/cantaloupes-6-23-2011.html
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC120641/
- https://academic.oup.com/jid/article-abstract/55/2/224/903312
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/446128
- https://marlerclark.com/news_events/del-monte-fresh-produce-cantaloupe-salmonella-outbreak-2
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