Pig Herds Free from Human Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica1

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Nesbakken, Truls ; Iversen, Terje ; Lium, Bjørn
• Description:
  Pork products are a substantial source of human yersiniosis, a foodborne disease caused by Yersinia enterocolitica. Thus, the ability to eliminate this agent from pig herds would be an important step in producing human pathogen-free pork. Pig herds free from Y. enterocolitica O:3/biovar 4 have been established and maintained. According to serologic and cultural testing results, 15 of 16 specific pathogen-free herds were free from Y. enterocolitica O:3/biovar 4; this closed breeding pyramid has remained free from this organism since 1996. Pig herds free from human pathogenic Y. enterocolitica suggest that human pathogen-free herds could be attained to provide pork free from zoonotic agents.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Bacterial Culture Feces Herd Level Humans Pigs Public Health Research Serology Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms Swine Yersinia Enterocolitica

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(12):1860-1864.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a18edc2420ecc7f6d16bcb89979974a46b052f850f0f2252425969109e933882
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16835/cdc_16835_DS1.pdf
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