From pig to pacifier: chitterling-associated yersiniosis outbreak among black infants

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 be...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 9; no. 8; pp. 1007 - 1009
Main Authors Jones, Timothy F, Buckingham, Steven C, Bopp, Cheryl A, Ribot, Efrain, Schaffner, William
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.08.2003
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
African Americans
Animals
Blacks
Case-Control Studies
Child, Preschool
chitterlings
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Epidemiologic Methods
Food Contamination
Food Microbiology
Gastroenteritis - epidemiology
Humans
Infant
Meat Products - adverse effects
outbreak
Salmonella
Swine
Tennessee - epidemiology
United States
yersinia
Yersinia enterocolitica
Yersinia enterocolitica - classification
Yersinia enterocolitica - isolation & purification
Yersinia enterocolitica - pathogenicity
Yersinia infections
Yersinia Infections - epidemiology
Yersinia Infections - etiology
Yersinia intermedia
Tennessee
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0908.030103