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Geographical distribution: This serovar is widely distributed. In the U.S. it ranks among the top 15 serovars causing human salmonellosis. In Oceania, this serovar is the fourth most common serovar in humans. In addition, S. Saintpaul is commonly reported in Europe and outbreaks have been linked to internationally imported food (e.g., from Mexico).
Human outbreaks: Multiple human outbreaks associated with serovar Saintpaul have been reported, linked to a variety of commodities. Below are some examples.
| Year | Location | Associated source | Number of cases |
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| 2023 | UK |
| and Portugal | Cantaloupe melon | 98 (93 in the UK and 5 in Portugal) |
| 2016 | US |
| : Utah | Raw milk | 9 | |
2016 | Mung bean sprouts | 233 | |
| 2013 | US-multistate | Imported cucumber | 84 |
2009 | US-multistate | Raw alfalfa sprouts | 235 |
2008 | US-multistate & Canada | Raw produce (jalapeño and serrano peppers from Mexico) | 1442 |
2005 | Australia | Tap water | 26 |
2006 | Australia | Cantaloupe | 115 |
1999 | Australia | Drinking water | 28 |
1993 | Germany | Paprika & paprika-powdered potato chips (serovar Javiana and Rubislaw were also involved) | 1000 |
Border rejections: Multiple border rejections linked to serovar Saintpaul have been reported. A majority of these border rejections were associated with black pepper imported from Brazil to Germany and identified multiple Salmonella serovars including serovar Sainpaul. Below are some examples.
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1 This recall was caused by a multistate outbreak described above. Agricola Zaragoza, Inc. of McAllen, TX issued a recall of their Jalapeno peppers.
Relevant links:
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38705587/
- https://www.ksl.com/article/41279440/salmonella-outbreak-linked-to-raw-milk-sold-in-midway
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/616717
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/521476
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/452713
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/452474
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/423533
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/618965
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090710090159/http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ArchiveRecalls/2008/ucm112471.htm
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