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- Title
Monophasic Variant of Salmonella Typhimurium 4,[5],12:i:- (ACSSuGmTmpSxt Type) Outbreak in Central Italy Linked to the Consumption of a Roasted Pork Product (Porchetta).
- Authors
Napoleoni, Maira; Villa, Laura; Barco, Lisa; Lucarelli, Claudia; Tiengo, Alessia; Baggio, Giulia; Dionisi, Anna Maria; Angellotti, Antonio; Ferretti, Ezio; Ruggeri, Simonetta; Staffolani, Monica; Rocchegiani, Elena; Silenzi, Valentina; Morandi, Benedetto; Blasi, Giuliana
- Abstract
The monophasic variant of S. Typhimurium 4,[5],12:i:- (MVST) is the third most commonly reported Salmonella serovar involved in human infections (8.8%) in the EU and ranks after S. Enteritidis (54.6%) and S. Typhimurium (11.4%). In Italy, in contrast, the MVST has achieved peculiar epidemiological and ecological success which has allowed it to be, since 2011, the serovar most frequently isolated from humans. In the summer of 2022, a foodborne outbreak of the MVST involving 63 people occurred in the Marche Region (Central Italy). A common food exposure source among some human cases was a roasted, ready-to-eat (RTE) pork product, porchetta, which is a typical product of Central Italy. This paper describes the results of investigations conducted to clarify this outbreak. The porchetta was produced by a local manufacturing plant and distributed to at least two local retail stores, one of which was the retail outlet for the manufacturing plant. The MVST was isolated from surface samples collected at the porchetta manufacturing plant and at both local retail stores via bacterial analysis, and the porchetta sampled at one store contained the MVST. These data confirm this type of RTE pork product can be a source of Salmonella infection in humans.
- Subjects
ITALY; MARCHE (Italy); PORK products; SALMONELLA diseases; BIOLOGICAL fitness; OUTLET stores; FACTORIES; SALMONELLA typhimurium; SALMONELLA enterica
- Publication
Microorganisms, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 10, p2567
- ISSN
2076-2607
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/microorganisms11102567