Salmonella spp. infection – a continuous threat worldwide

Abstract

Acute diarrheal disease remains a major public health issue. <i>Salmonella</i> spp. infection is one of the leading causes of acute diarrheal disease despite the preventive measures implemented. The clinical picture of salmonellosis varies from a common gastroenteritis to enteric fevers which are life-threatening diseases requiring a prompt and correct antibiotic treatment. In this review we present recent salmonellosis outbreaks and point out that <i>Salmonella</i> infections continue to be an important health issue. Numerous outbreaks of <i>Salmonella</i> spp. have been reported worldwide in recent years, indicating that prevention and control programs need to be improved as well as the infectious diseases surveillance, all over the world.