Salmonella Kottbus

Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Kottbus (antigenic formula 6,8:e,h:1,5) is a serovar of the O:8 (C₂-C₃) serogroup.

Animal reservoir: Serovar Kottbus has been found in poultry, cattle, pigs, dogs, and reptiles.

Geographical distribution: Serovar Kottbus has been found in Germany, and Denmark, Spain, reportedly, also in the United States.

Human outbreaks:

Year	Location	Associated Source	Number of Cases
2017	Germany	Quail eggs, smoked ham	69




1977	NA	Human milk	7
2001	USA	Alfalfa sprouts	23
2006	Spain	Bottled water	46

Border rejections: Multiple border rejections linked to chicken products imported from Poland into Bulgaria have been reported. Here are some examples.

Year	Exporting country	Importing country	Associated source	Product category
2021	Hungary	Italy	Frozen duck fillets	Poultry meat and poultry meat products
2020	Poland	Bulgaria	Chicken leg quarters	Poultry meat and poultry meat products
2020	Poland	Bulgaria	Frozen chicken leg¹	Poultry meat and poultry meat products

¹ Salmonella Enteritidis and Kottbus were found.

Recalls:

Year	Location	Recalled product	Type
2024	Finland	Lamb ears¹	Pet food

¹ Salmonella Kottbus, Mishmarmaek and Abony were found in lamb ears (dog chew) from Turkey via Denmark.

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