Background information: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Baildon (antigenic formula 9,46:a:e,n,x) is a serovar of the O:9,46 (D2) serogroup.  S. Baildon accounted for less than 1% of salmonellosis cases reported in the United States in the past five years

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

Genetic characteristics: 

Animal reservoir: 

Geographical distribution: 

Human outbreaks: 

Year

Location

Associated source

Number of cases

2010US: multistateRestaurant Chain A180 
1999US: multistateRaw tomatoes86

1 The epidemiologic study did not identify any specific food item or ingredient linked to the illness.

Border rejections: There have been no recent border rejections linked to this serovar.

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

Relevant links:

  1. https://archive.cdc.gov/#/details?url=https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/2010/restaurant-chain-a-8-4-10.html
  2. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2631895/