Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Mississippi. 

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

Genetic characteristics:

Animal reservoir: Serovar Mississippi. 

Geographical distribution: Cheng et al. found that serovar Mississippi were endemic in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. According to the metadata from NCBI PD, this serovar has been reported in other countries such as Chile and Bermuda. 

Human outbreaks:

Year

Location

Associated source

Number of cases

2022USUnknownAt least 99

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://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8550085/
  2. https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/08/fda-reports-new-outbreak-of-salmonella-infections-source-of-pathogen-unknown/


  1. https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00485-21
  2. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6711244/
  3. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.13174