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Background information: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (antigenic formula 1,111:b:1,5) is a serovar of the O:11 (F) serogroup. This serovar was first identified by A. B. Wielenga from a stool sample of a five-month-old baby with enteritis in the Netherlands. FDA found this serovar in organic ground oregano.
NCBI PD link for serovar Leeuwarden: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pathogens/isolates/#(taxgroup_name:%22Salmonella%20enterica%22)%20AND%20computed_types:(%22serotype=Leeuwarden%22)
Genetic characteristics: Serovar Leeuwarden is considered rare, and there is no known literature that has studied it.
Animal reservoir: No animal reservoirs have been identified for serovar Leeuwarden.
Geographical distribution: Serovar Leeuwarden has been reported in the US, Central African Republic, and Europe such as Netherlands, Austria, Czechia, and Germany.
Human outbreaks: There have been no recent human outbreaks linked to this serovar.
Border rejections:Border Rejection of a Food Product:
Year | Exporting |
| country | Importing |
country | Associated source | Product category |
| Bulgaria | Sweden |
Sunflower seeds |
2019
Sweden
Feed materials |
Recalls: There have been no recent recalls linked to this serovar.
Relevant links:
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02539007
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/genome/GCA_024135545.1
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- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6907862/
- https://atlas.ecdc.europa.eu/public/index.aspx
- https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/