Active surveillance for laboratory-confirmed Yersinia enterocolitica (YE) infections was conducted at 5 Food-borne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) sites in the United States during 1996-1999. The annual incidence averaged 0.9 cases/100,000 population. After adjusting for missing data, the average annual incidence by race/ethnicity was 3.2 cases/100,000 population among black persons, 1.5 cases/100,000 population among Asian persons, 0.6 cases/100,000 population among Hispanic persons, and 0.4 cases/100,000 population among white persons. Incidence increased with decreasing age in all race/ethnicity groups. Black infants had the highest incidence (141.9 cases/100,000 population; range, 8.7 cases/100,000 population in Minnesota to 207.0 cases/100,000 population in Georgia). Seasonal variations in incidence, with a marked peak in December, were noted only among black persons. YE infections should be suspected in black children with gastroenteritis, particularly during November-February. Culturing for YE should be part of routine testing of stool specimens by clinical laboratories serving populations at risk, especially during the winter months.
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Ray, S. M., Ahuja, S. D., Blake, P. A., Farley, M. M., Samuel, M., Fiorentino, T., … Van Gilder, T. (2004, April 15). Population-based surveillance for Yersinia enterocolitica infections in FoodNet sites, 1996-1999: Higher risk of disease in infants and minority populations. Clinical Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1086/381585
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