Table 3.
Epidemiological studies of human infection with Y. enterocolitica.
| Year | Country | Outcome of the study | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–1990 | Georgia | Report of 84 clinical isolates of Y. enterocolitica, the most frequently reported serotypes were O:5; O:10,46; O:6,30 | Sulakvelidze et al. [89] |
| 1982–1991 | The Netherlands | Analysis of clinical information from 261 Dutch patients with gastrointestinal infections caused by Y. enterocolitica serotypes O:3 and O:9 | Stolk-Engelaar and Hoogkamp-Korstanje [90] |
| 1982a | Canada | Outbreak of gastroenteritis among hospitalized patients associated with Y. enterocolitica serotype O:5 | Ratnam et al. [91] |
| 1982–1985 | Canada | Examination of 125 isolates of Y. enterocolitica, serotypes O:7,8; O:5; O:6,30, were frequently obtained from symptomatic patients | Noble et al. [92] |
| 1983 | Finland | Report of 46 fecal isolates of Y. enterocolitica, including two serotypes O:7; O:6, associated with occurrence | Skurnik et al. [60] |
| 1984a | Bangladesh | Case report of a fatal diarrheal illness associated with serotypes O:7; O:8 | Butler et al. [7] |
| 1984a | Hong Kong | Report of Y. enterocolitica-associated septicemia in four patients regarding serotypes O:17 | Seto and Lau [93] |
| 1984-1985 | UK | Report of two nosocomial outbreaks of Y. enterocolitica serotypes O:10; O:6 infections in hospitalized children | Greenwood and Hooper [94] |
| 1986a | UK | Case report of nosocomial transmission of serotypes O:6,30 associated with gastroenteritis | McIntyre and Nnochiri [95] |
| 1986–1992 | Canada | Report of 79 symptomatic children with culture-proven infection, including serotypes O:5; O:6,30; O:7,8 | Cimolai et al. [96] |
| 1987 | UK | Report of 77 Y. enterocolitica strains from patients, including serotypes O:6,30; O:7 | Greenwood and Hooper [97] |
| 1987-1988 | Australia | Report of 11 cases of Y. enterocolitica enteritis, including most frequently serotypes O:6,30 | Butt et al. [98] |
| 1987–1989 | Chile | A prospective case-control study of infants with diarrhoea in Chile, showing a significantly reported serotypes O:6; O:7,8; O:7; O:10 | Morris et al. [99] |
| 1988–1991 | Nigeria | Of nine strains of Y. enterocolitica obtained from stool samples of children with diarrhoea | Onyemelukwe [100] |
| 1988–1993 | New Zealand | Of 918 isolates of Y. enterocolitica from symptomatic patients | Fenwick and McCarthy [101] |
| 1968–2000 | Brazil | Of 106 strains (selected from the collection of the Yersinia Reference Laboratory in Brazil), 71 were bioserotype 4/O:3, isolated from human and animal clinical material, and 35 were of biotype 1A or 2, isolated from food | Falcão et al. [102] |
| 2002 | Iran | Report of 8 cases of Y. enterocolitica infection out of 300 children with acute diarrhoea aged 0–12 years who were attending a pediatric hospital in Tehran | Soltan-Dallal and Moezardalan [9] |
| 2002–2004 | Nigeria | Detection of Y. enterocolitica belonging to bioserotype 2/O:9 in investigating 500 human samples | Okwori et al. [10] |
| 2004 | Japan | Report of 16 cases food poisoning due to Y. enterocolitica serotype O:8 | Sakai et al. [34] |
| 2005–2006 | Norway | Investigation of an outbreak involving 11 persons infected with Yersinia enterocolitica O:9 | Grahek-Ogden et al. [32] |
| 2001-2008 | Germany | Almost 90% of Y. enterocolitica strains were diagnosed as serotype O:3 | Rosner et al. [103] |
| 2009a | Iraq | Identification of three children with diarrhoea caused by Y. enterocolitica infection | Kanan and Abdulla [8] |
| 2009 | Australia | Report of 1 outbreak with 3 cases due to consumption of roast pork contaminated with Y. enterocolitica | OzFoodNet sites [104] |
aYear of publication.