*** This version of Confluence is for testing only and contains a copy of content from June 29th 2026. No changes will be preserved. ***
-
Created by
Leonie Kemmerling, last updated by Brad Yang on Apr 20, 2025
1 minute read
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Unknown | 11 |
| 2019 | US: multistate | Backyard poultry1 | 1134 |
| 2009 | Italy | Unknown | 15 |
| 2005-2006 | France | Meat products | 69 |
| 1997-1998 | Denmark | Pork (suspected) | 39 |
| 1996 | France | Bacon2 | 72 |
1 This outbreak involved multiple serovars including Salmonella Agona, Alachua, Altona, Anatum, Braenderup, Enteritidis, Infantis, Manhattan, Montevideo, Muenchen, Newport, and Oranienburg. The number of cases here does not apply only to infections caused by serovar Manhattan.
2 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:
- https://outbreakdatabase.com/outbreaks/2021-multistate-outbreak-of-salmonella-manhattan-infections-source-unknown
- https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/salmonella/backyardpoultry-05-19/index.html
- https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jcm.02930-14
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17206024/
- https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/esw.02.09.01252-en
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0399077X98800164