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Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Korovi (antigenic formula 138:g,4m,[5],12,[27s]:y:e,n,x–) is a serovar of the O:4 38 (BP) serogroup. This is a very rare serovar; one report in Italy found S. Ball in wild boars and a recent report identified this serovar in black pepper from Hungary.

Animal reservoir: Not clear

Geographical distribution: Not clear

Outbreaks: S. Korovi has not been linked with outbreaks.

Regulatory Actions: S. Korovi has been linked to the following regulatory actions

Year	Location	Suspect Food	Action
2016	Finland	cassava flour from Uganda	Border Rejection

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serotype was first discovered in the Belgian Congo in 1955. FDA found this serovar in shelled macadamia nut.

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

Genetic characteristics: Serovar Korovi is considered rare, and there is no known literature that has studied it.

Animal reservoir: Serovar Korovi has been found in cattle, lizards, and snakes.

Geographical distribution: Serovar Korovi has been reported in the US, Ethiopia, and several European countries such as Sweden, Germany, Spain, and the UK.

Human outbreaks: There have been no recent human outbreaks linked to this serovar.

Border rejections: There have been no recent border rejections linked to this serovar.

Recalls:

Year	Location	Recalled product	Product category
2022	Germany	Organic tahini (sesame paste)¹ from Germany, made with raw material from Uganda	Nuts, nut products and seeds

¹ Salmonella Oslo and Salmonella Korovi were both identified in the product. This product was also distributed to Ireland, Luxembourg, Austria, and Spain.

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