title: Epidemiology of Yersiniae in Barcelona, Spain.
abstract: Between April 1980 to December 1984 we undertook a study on the epidemiology of pathogenic Yersinia. Stool specimens from 5.199 patients with acute gastroenteritis were studied and Y. enterocolitica biotype 4 serotype 3 was isolated in 42 cases (0.8%). The serological response was studied in 21 of these patients. Faecal specimens from 784 non-laboratory animals were also studied. The only pathogenic isolates from these animals were seven strains of Y. enterocolitica biotype 4 serotype 3 from six pigs and one dog and one strain of Y. pseudotuberculosis from a pig. The search of pathogenic Yersinia in 424 samples form row foods allowed the isolation of eight strains of Y. enterocolitica serotype 3 and one strain of Y. pseudotuberculosis from pig's tongue.
authors.affiliation: Servei de Malalties Infeccioses, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gurgui
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mirelis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coll
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prats
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001168:Arthritis / Q000382:microbiology; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000382:microbiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals / Q000382:microbiology; D008460:Meat; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology; D015007:Yersinia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary