From Pig to Pacifier: Chitterling-Associated Yersiniosis Outbreak among Black Infants

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Jones, Timothy F. ; Buckingham, Steven C. ; Bopp, Cheryl A. ; Ribot, Efrain ; Schaffner, William
• Description:
  In this case-control study of Yersinia enterocolitica infections among black infants, chitterling preparation was significantly associated with illness (p<0.001). Of 13 samples of chitterlings tested, 2 were positive for Yersinia intermedia and 5 for Salmonella. Decontamination of chitterlings before sale with methods such as irradiation should be strongly considered.
• Subjects:
  Animals Black Or African American Case-Control Studies Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Epidemiologic Methods Food Contamination Food Microbiology Gastroenteritis Humans Infant Meat Products Swine Yersinia Enterocolitica Yersinia Infections

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 9(8):1007-1009
• Pubmed ID:
  12967503
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3020614
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Tennessee
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1fe97450121514005e58ec191c0d46104c48fefe300883f612d0188736ba1d45
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14263/cdc_14263_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 174.69 KB ]