<i>Salmonella</i>Serovar Agbeni, British Columbia, Canada, 2011

Taylor, Marsha; Brisdon, Shendra; Jeyes, Jennifer; Stone, Jeremy T.; Embree, Glen; Paccagnella, Ana; Hoang, Linda; Galanis, Eleni

doi:10.3201/eid1809.120008

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“…One canine isolate in this study was identified as Salmonella Agbeni, a rare serovar for which epidemiologic information is sparse. Salmonella Agbeni was implicated in a small outbreak of human salmonellosis in British Columbia in 2011, although no source was identified (Taylor et al., ).…”

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Evaluation of Faecal Salmonella Shedding Among Dogs at Seven Animal Shelters across Texas

Leahy

Cummings

Rodriguez‐Rivera

et al. 2016

Zoonoses and Public Health

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Estimates of prevalence of faecal Salmonella shedding among dogs in the United States have varied widely. Surveillance among shelter dogs has been limited, although dogs in animal shelters may be at elevated risk of Salmonella infection because of their previous exposure history as well as factors inherent to shelter environments. Our objectives were to estimate the prevalence of Salmonella shedding among shelter dogs across Texas, to identify risk factors for shedding and to characterize the isolates. Using a repeated cross-sectional study design, we collected faecal samples from dogs on two or three visits to each of seven Texas animal shelters between May 2013 and December 2014. Standard bacteriologic culture methods were used to isolate Salmonella from samples, and isolates were characterized via serotyping and anti-microbial susceptibility testing. The prevalence of faecal Salmonella shedding among sampled dogs was 4.9% (27/554), and within-shelter prevalence ranged from 1.9% to 8.3%. There was a marginal association (P = 0.09) between watery faecal samples and positive Salmonella status, as estimated by a logistic regression model that controlled for shelter as a random effect. However, over 60% of Salmonella-positive dogs had grossly normal faeces. Salmonella prevalence did not vary significantly by age group or sex. The most common serovars were Newport (22%) and Javiana (15%), both of which were widespread among shelters. Resistance to anti-microbial agents was uncommon. The prevalence of faecal Salmonella shedding among shelter dogs in Texas appears to be comparable to that seen among pet dogs in general.

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Evaluation of Faecal Salmonella Shedding Among Dogs at Seven Animal Shelters across Texas

Leahy

Cummings

Rodriguez‐Rivera

et al. 2016

Zoonoses and Public Health

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“…Agbeni is a rare serotype, and had only been reported previously from few sporadic cases in Norway. Previous outbreaks have been described from Canada in 2011, among wedding-guests; from the US in 2017, associated with pet turtles and in 2018, linked to contaminated cake mix [ 5 - 7 ]. Very little is described for S .…”

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“…Very little is described for S . Agbeni regarding clinical symptoms, but in the outbreak from Canada in 2011, three of eight cases were diagnosed with urinary tract infections [ 7 ]. This is in concordance with our data, where more patients than could be expected had urinary tract infections.…”

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“…in 2017, associated with pet turtles and in 2018, linked to contaminated cake mix [5][6][7]. Very little is described for S. Agbeni regarding clinical symptoms, but in the outbreak from Canada in 2011, three of eight cases were diagnosed with urinary tract infections [7].…”

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“…On Tuesday 12 February 2019, the NRL identified a cluster of four S. Agbeni isolates, identical by WGS. Previously, this rare serotype of Salmonella had only been reported from a few sporadic cases in Norway and from a few outbreaks in the United States (US) and Canada [5][6][7]. The cases resided in different municipalities in Norway.…”

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Exotic dried fruits caused Salmonella Agbeni outbreak with severe clinical presentation, Norway, December 2018 to March 2019

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We describe an outbreak of Salmonella Agbeni sequence type (ST)2009 infections in Norway. Between 31 December 2018 and 16 March 2019, 56 cases (33 female and 23 male; median age: 50 years, range: 2–91) were reported, of which 21 were hospitalised. Cases were defined as people living in Norway, with laboratory-confirmed infection with S. Agbeni ST2009 and cluster type (CT)2489, reported between 31 December 2018 and 30 March 2019. We conducted a case–control study, with three controls per case (matched by age, sex and municipality), using the Norwegian National Registry. Cases were more likely to have consumed a commercial mix of dried exotic fruits than controls (cases = 8, controls = 31; odds ratio: 50; 95% confidence interval: 3–2,437). The outbreak strain was confirmed by whole genome sequencing (WGS) and was isolated from the fruit mix consumed by cases, resulting in withdrawal from the market on 6 March 2019.The fruit mix consisted of fruits from different countries and continents. It was packed in Italy and distributed to several European countries, including Norway. However, no other countries reported cases. This outbreak highlights that dried fruits could represent a risk in terms of food-borne infections, which is of particular concern in ready-to-eat products.

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