Background information:  Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Manhattan (antigenic formula 6,8:d:1,5) is a serovar of the O:6,8 (C2) serogroup.

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

Genetic characteristics: 

Animal reservoir: 

Geographical distribution: According to the metadata from NCBI PD, serovar Manhattan has been reported worldwide. 

Human outbreaks:

Year

Location

Associated source

Number of cases

2021USUnknown11
2009ItalyUnknown15
2005-2006FranceMeat products69
1997-1998DenmarkPork (suspected)39
1996FranceBacon172

1 Salmonella Heidelberg and Manhattan were both found.

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://outbreakdatabase.com/outbreaks/2021-multistate-outbreak-of-salmonella-manhattan-infections-source-unknown
  2. https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jcm.02930-14
  3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17206024/
  4. https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/esw.02.09.01252-en
  5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0399077X98800164