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Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Sandiego (antigenic formula 1,4,[5],12:e,h:e,n,z15) is a serovar of the O:4 (B) serogroup. Serovar Sandiego has been reported oldest verified isolation was in 1929 in Denmark. This serovar was also found in Turkeyisolated from turkey-processing plants in the USA in the 1960's. Although there were has been a limited numbers number of research on S. Salmonella Sandiego, there were reports on human infection infections caused by S. Sandiego such as  Salmonella Sandiego have been reported, such as a post-traumatic chronic subdural haematoma in an alcoholic heavy drinker patient, and a prevertebral neck abscess in a type 2 diabetes mellitus patient.

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Animal reservoir: Serovar Sandiego is has been found in small turtles and their environments.  A 1951 case report from Canada mentions that it is also found in birds. This serovar has also been found in dogs.  Swine slaughterhouse or turkey-processing environment have been reported as isolation sources of serovar Sandiego.

Geographical distribution: Serovar Sandiego has been found in the United States and Canada, and, reportedly, also in Uruguay and Denmark.

Outbreaks: Several outbreaks have been associated with S. Sandiego, mostly in associated with small pet turtles. There was a report on an outbreak of food poisoning with approximately 200 cases in California , in 1938. Two isolates of Serovar Salmonella Sandiego were obtained from this outbreak.

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