Salmonella Albany

Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Albany (antigenic formula 8,20:z₄,z₂₄:-) is a serovar of the O:8 (C₂-C₃) serogroup.

NCBI PD cannot differentiate between serovar Albany and serovar Duesseldorf; additional genetic markers are required for in silico serotyping of serovar Albany. The link is still provided: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pathogens/isolates/#(taxgroup_name:%22Salmonella%20enterica%22)%20AND%20computed_types:(%22serotype=Albany%20or%20Duesseldorf%22)

Genetic characteristics:

Animal reservoir: Serovar Albany was mainly found in captive zoo wild animals, broiler chicken, pigs, and.

Geographical distribution: Serovar Albany has been found

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

Border Rejections:

Year	Exporting country	Importing country	Associated source	Product category
2022	Nigeria	Germany	Sesame seeds¹	Nuts, nut products and seeds
2022	Brazil	Germany	Black pepper²	Herbs and spices
2021	Brazil	Germany	Black pepper³	Herbs and spices

¹ Both serovar Albany and serovar Weybridge were found.

² Both serovar Albany and serovar Infantis were found.

³ Multiple serovars were isolated including Salmonella Albany, Gaminara, Poona, Braenderup and Madelia.

Recalls: There have been no recent recalls linked to this serovar.

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