Salmonella Minnesota

Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Minnesota (antigenic formula 21:b:e,n,x) is a serovar of the O:21 (L) serogroup. Serovar Minnesota was first isolated in 1936 in a Minnesota turkey farm (US).

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

Genetic characteristics:

Animal reservoir: Chicken is the reservoir for serovar Minnesota. This serovar was also isolated from other animals such as cattle and pigs.

Geographical distribution: Serovar Minnesota has been found worldwide.

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

Border rejections:

Year	Exporting country	Importing country	Associated source	Product category
2024	Brazil	Germany	Poultry meat preparation - poultry breast, halved, salted	Poultry meat and poultry meat products
2024	Brazil	Germany	Poultry meat preparation - chicken breast, salted¹	Poultry meat and poultry meat products
2021	Brazil	Germany	Black pepper²	Herbs and spices
2020	Brazil	Germany	Black pepper	Herbs and spices

¹Salmonella Newport and Minnesota were found.

² Salmonella Gaminara, Minnesota, Javiana, Saintpaul, and Rubislaw were found.

Recalls:

Year	Location	Recalled food	Type
2023	Czech Republic, Denmark	Frozen chicken breast, boneless, skinless from Brazil	Poultry meat and poultry meat products
2023	Czech Republic	Frozen chicken half breast fillets from Brazil, via Ireland	Poultry meat and poultry meat products
2023	Czech Republic	Frozen chicken half breast fillets from Brazil	Poultry meat and poultry meat products
2022	Czech Republic	Frozen chicken breast filet from Brazil via Belgium	Poultry meat and poultry meat products

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