Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche ''Togo Rosati''

Authors    Napoleoni M, Villa L, Barco L, Lucarelli C, Tiengo A, Baggio G, Dionisi A M, Angellotti A, Ferretti E, Ruggeri S, Staffolani M, Rocchegiani E, Silenzi V, Morandi B, Blasi G

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.

Publish Date  2023

Volume    11 (10)

ISSN        2076-2607

DOI          doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11102567

URL         https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/10/2567

Journal    Microorganisms

Pages      art. n. 2567

PMID       37894225