A new Salmonella Serovar Wiki has been launched to provide public health professionals with a centralized resource for Salmonella serovar information.
The wiki offers comprehensive insights into various aspects of Salmonella serovars, including their likely sources, geographic distribution, previous outbreak histories, associations with human illnesses, and specific genomic characteristics.
This resource is designed to support both epidemiologists and environmental health professionals in their investigations. Epidemiologists can utilize the wiki to generate hypotheses about outbreak sources, identify geographical origins of Salmonella isolates, and develop more comprehensive investigation questionnaires. Environmental health professionals can use the information to help inform their investigations, particularly when combined with other evidence such as interview results. The wiki provides valuable context about common sources and ecological niches for specific serovars, which can help guide sampling strategies. By understanding the typical profiles of different serovars like Newport, Dublin, or Enteritidis, investigators can make more informed decisions about environmental sampling.
This is a resource that will be continuously updated with new information and additional serovars. Public health professionals are encouraged to bookmark the wiki and return frequently to access the latest information.