Yersinia enterocolitica gastroenteritis among infants exposed to chitterlings--Chicago, Illinois, 2002.
During December 2002-January 2003, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) investigated a cluster of Yersinia enterocolitica infections reported during a 10-week period among nine Chicago infants aged < or =1 year. This report summarizes the investigation of these cases and underscores the continuing risks for enteric infection among infants exposed to chitterlings (i.e., pork intestines), and the need for health-care providers to be aware of Y. enterocolitica as a cause of gastroenteritis, particularly in black children during traditional winter holiday celebrations.
D000818:Animals; D002641:Chicago / Q000453:epidemiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D008461:Meat Products; D013552:Swine; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000302:isolation & purification