Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Mbandaka (antigenic formula 6,7,14:z10:e,n,z15) is a serovar of the O:7(C₁) serogroup. This serovar has been frequently isolated from poultry production environments. 

Animal reservoir: Serovar Mbandaka was primarily found in poultry.

Geographical distribution: Serovar Mbandaka has been found around world.

Outbreaks: Numerous outbreaks in different countries have been linked to Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Mbandaka, imported spices have been associated with several of these outbreaks.

Border Rejections:

Relevant links and references:

1. http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/salmonella-linked-to-tahini-sickens-8-across-country/#.WVvXMPnyuUl
2. https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/montevideo-tahini-05-13/
3. http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/two-multistate-salmonella-outbreaks-linked-to-live-poultry-expand/#.WVvYSfnyuUk
4. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/notification/604602
5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36853053/
6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36586112/
7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35722838/
8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35255093/
9. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7033a1.htm?s_cid=mm7033a1_w
10. https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2164-14-365
11. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criid/2013/543147/
12. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/fpd.2021.0018?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed