Skip to main content
NCBI home page
The Journal of Hygiene logoLink to The Journal of Hygiene
. 1973 Dec;71(4):715–723. doi: 10.1017/s002217240002297x

Two community outbreaks of human infection with Yersinia enterocolitica

Yutaka Asakawa, Sousuke Akahane, Naoko Kagata, Masateru Noguchi, Riichi Sakazaki, Kazumichi Tamura
PMCID: PMC2130412  PMID: 4520510

Abstract

Two outbreaks of human infection with Yersinia enterocolitica in Shizuoka, Japan are described. This is the first report of community outbreaks of infection with this organism in Japan, and possibly in the world. All the strains isolated in each outbreak belonged to O antigen group 3, biotype 4, of the species. Despite much effort, the source and mode of spread of the infection were not established.

Full text

PDF
715

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Ahvonen P., Sievers K., Aho K. Arthritis associated with Yersinia enterocolitica infection. Acta Rheumatol Scand. 1969;15(3):232–253. doi: 10.3109/rhe1.1969.15.issue-1-4.32. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Braunstein H., Tucker E. B., Gibson B. C. Mesenteric lymphadenitis due to Yersinia enterocolitica: report of a case. Am J Clin Pathol. 1971 Apr;55(4):506–510. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/55.4.506. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. CARLSSON M. G., RYD H., STERNBY N. H. A CASE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH PASTEURELLA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS X. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand. 1964;62:128–132. doi: 10.1111/apm.1964.62.1.128. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. KNAPP W., THAL E. UNTERSUCHUNGEN UEBER DIE KULTURELL-BIOCHEMISCHEN, SEROLOGISCHEN, TIEREXPERIMENTELLEN UND IMMUNOLOGISCHEN EIGENSCHAFTEN EINER VORLAEUFIG "PASTEURELLA X" BENANNTEN BAKTERIENART. Zentralbl Bakteriol Orig. 1963 Dec;190:472–484. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. MOLLARET H. H., CHEVALIER A. CONTRIBUTION 'A L''ETUDE D'UN NOUVEAU GROUPE DE GERMES PROCHES DU BACILLE DE MALASSEZ ET VIGNAL. I. CARACT'ERES CULTURAUX ET BIOCHIMIQUES. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1964 Jul;107:121–127. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. MOLLARET H. H., LUCAS A. SUR LES PARTICULARIT'ES BIOCHIMIQUES DES SOUCHES DE YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA ISOL'EES CHEZ LES LI'EVRES. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1965 Jan;108:121–125. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. Mair N. S., White G. D., Schubert F. K., Harbourne J. F. Yersinia enterocolitica infection in the bush-baby (Galago). Vet Rec. 1970 Jan 17;86(3):69–71. doi: 10.1136/vr.86.3.69. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. Niléhn B., Sjöström B., Damgaard K., Kindmark C. Yersinia enterocolitica in patients with symptoms of infectious disease. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand. 1968;74(1):101–113. doi: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1968.tb03460.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. PATERSON J. S., COOK R. A method for the recovery of Pateurella pseudotuberculosis from faeces. J Pathol Bacteriol. 1963 Jan;85:241–242. doi: 10.1002/path.1700850124. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. Van Noyen R., Vandepitte J. L'isolement de Yersinia enterocolitica par une technique usuelle de coproculture. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1968 Apr;114(4):463–467. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  11. Winblad S., Niléhn B., Jonsson M. Two further cases, bacteriologically verified, of human infection with "Pasteurella X" (syn. Yersinia enterocolitica). Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand. 1966;67(4):537–541. doi: 10.1111/apm.1966.67.4.537. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  12. Winblad S., Niléhn B., Sternby N. H. Yersinia enterocolitica (Pasteurella x) in human enteric infections. Br Med J. 1966 Dec 3;2(5526):1363–1366. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5526.1363. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  13. Zen-Yoji H., Maruyama T. The first successful isolations and identification of Yersinia enterocolitica from human cases in Japan. Jpn J Microbiol. 1972 Nov;16(6):493–500. doi: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1972.tb00689.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from The Journal of Hygiene are provided here courtesy of Cambridge University Press

RESOURCES