A disease that affects the digestive tract

Non-typhoid salmonellosis refers to infectious diseases caused by Salmonella bacteria, which infect the digestive tract (enterobacteria). These bacteria of the genus Salmonella primarily cause digestive disorders. Salmonella is one of the leading causes of foodborne bacterial illness in developed countries.

Salmonellosis manifests as isolated cases, community outbreaks, or outbreaks of foodborne illness (the occurrence of at least two clustered cases with similar symptoms, generally digestive, whose cause can be traced to a single food source).

Non-typhoid salmonellosis differs from typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, which are caused by Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi, respectively. The symptoms are also different, and the reservoir is strictly human.
For Santé publique France, the challenge is to monitor human Salmonella infections in order to alert authorities in the event of a threat to the population or an outbreak. This surveillance also helps detect changes in epidemiological trends and emerging outbreaks. Santé publique France also regularly investigates Salmonella-related foodborne illness outbreaks (Tiac) and clusters of salmonellosis cases to identify a common source of contamination and reduce the number of cases through appropriate control measures.