Salmonella Agbeni

Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Agbeni (antigenic formula 1,13,23:g,m,[s],[t]) is a serovar of the O:13 (G) serogroup. In a US study focusing on multistate outbreaks of nontyphoidal Salmonella infections linked to animal contact (2015–2018), an outbreak of serovar Agbeni associated with turtle contact was found to have the highest proportion of isolates from blood (22%; 17/76).

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

Genetic characteristics: Unknown

Animal reservoir: Serovar Agbeni was in cattle, horses, wild boar, and dogs.

Geographical distribution: Serovar Agbeni has been reported in the US, Canada, Europe such as the UK, Ireland, and Norway. 

Outbreaks: 

Border Rejections:

Relevant links and references:

1. https://www.pasteur.fr/sites/default/files/veng_0.pdf
2. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10793259/
3. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zph.13174
4. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8034060/#:~:text=On%20Tuesday%2012%20February%202019,possible%20source%20of%20the%20outbreak.
5. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6748a5.htm#:~:text=In%20June%202017%2C%20PulseNet%2C%20the,patient%20during%20April%E2%80%93December%202017.
6. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3437710/
7. https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/salmonella/agbeni-11-18/index.html#:~:text=On%20November%205%2C%202018%2C%20ConAgra%20Brands%20recalled,after%20health%20officials%20in%20Oregon%20identified%20Salmonella
8. https://atlas.ecdc.europa.eu/public/index.aspx