Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar I 4,[5],12:b:- is a serovar of the O:4 serogroup. 

Human outbreaks: 

Year

Location

Associated source

Number of cases

2018

US-multistate

Kratom Powder

61

2018US-multistate, CanadaShredded Frozen Coconut27*

 *This outbreak involved multiple serovars

Relevant links:

  1. https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/kratom-02-18/index.htm
  2. https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/coconut-01-18/index.html
  3. https://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2018/salmonella-outbreak-linked-coconut-tree-shredded-frozen-coconut-ends/