Yersinia enterocolitica was isolated from 37 of 50 raw chicken, 8 of 10 pork and salmon samples, and 1 of 10 leafy green samples collected at retail in the UK in 2021.

The rod-shaped bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica, which is transmitted through contaminated food, causes gastrointestinal diseases.In Germany alone, several thousand cases are reported annually ...

Researchers have estimated that around 7,500 Yersinia enterocolitica infections may go undiagnosed in England annually. Findings suggest a considerable number of yersiniosis cases are not recorded.

The researchers focused on the Yersinia enterocolitica bacterium, by far the most common cause for yersiniosis. The disease is usually transmitted through raw or undercooked pork. Another source of ...

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 ...

References [1] Cytosolic sorting platform complexes shuttle type III secretion system effectors to the injectisome in Yersinia enterocolitica. Nature Microbiology (2024). [2] FlhE functions as a ...

A recent report shows 69% of pork chops and ground pork tested positive for a bacteria that can result in fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea.