[Current epidemiological status of salmonellosis of humans in Germany].

Infections caused by Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi B have special epidemiological significance. However, the enteritis caused by Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium dominates. A complex typing of these serovars is the prerequisite for both, an effective surveillance of salmonellosis and the detection of occurring replacements and variations of the pathogens. The increasing occurrence of Salmonella in spices since 1993 is epidemiologically remarkable. In this connection, serotypes such as Salmonella javiana, S. rubislaw, and monophasic, KCN-positive serovars dominate. The transmission route man-man is of no special epidemiological importance at present in Germany.