Background information: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Kinondoni (antigenic formula 17:a:e,n,x) is a serovar of the O:17 (J) serogroup. 

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

Genetic characteristics: Serovar Kinondoni is considered rare, and there is no known literature that has studied it.

Animal reservoir: To date, the Linnaeus lizard remains the only known animal reservoir for serovar Kinondoni.

Geographical distribution: Serovar Kinondoni has been reported in the US, Canada, and Europe such as France, Sweden, Australia, and the UK. 

Human outbreaks: 

Year

Location

Associated source

Number of cases

2003

Australia

Suspect cucumbers1

6

1 Both serovar Litchfield and Kinondoni were isolated. 

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. http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-pubs-cdi-2003-cdi2704-htm-cdi2704k.htm
  2. https://atlas.ecdc.europa.eu/public/index.aspx?Dataset=27&HealthTopic=46&Indicator=885322&GeoResolution=2&TimeResolution=Year&StartTime=2006&EndTime=2022&CurrentTime=2022&Distribution=886152&DistributionRepresentation=B&TimeSeries=region&TimeSeriesRepresentation=T
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