The genus Salmonella is one of the pathogens of water and food borne diseases in the world.
Every year, a total of 600∼1,000 isolates of Salmonella were reported to the National Research Institutes of Health in Korea. Among them, 3.0% of strains were isolated during the quarantine process, particularly rare Salmonella serovars like S. Hvittingfoss. This report is a case of the isolation of Salmonella serovar Hvittingfoss during quarantine procedure in Busan National Quarantine Station. This serovar was generally reported in about 10∼100 cases per year in USA, Australia, and Thailand. Outbreaks of S. Hvittingfoss were reported in the USA (2010) and Australia (2005, 2010). Contamination sources of these outbreaks were fruits and vegetables such as lettuce, olive, banana, tomato, strawberry, mandarin, and grapes. Major symptoms of S.Hvittingfoss infections were diarrhea and fever (38∼39℃), including abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea, lethargy, and headache. These symptoms were felt continuously from one day to more than 21 days. The possibility of infection increased and the pattern of infectious diseases changed due to increase in migration of population and distributions. For this reason, it is necessary to perform thorough rare Salmonella serovar survey according to the altered characteristics of patients.
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