Community Outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

Masanao INOUE; Hiroshi NAKASHIMA; Osamu UEBA; Tatsuo ISHIDA; Hiroko DATE; Shizuko KOBASHI; Kanji TAKAGI; Tatsuo NISHU; Misao TSUBOKURA

Community Outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

Masanao INOUE, Hiroshi NAKASHIMA, Osamu UEBA, Tatsuo ISHIDA, Hiroko DATE, Shizuko KOBASHI, Kanji TAKAGI, Tatsuo NISHU, Misao TSUBOKURA

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Masanao INOUE
Okayama Prefectural Health Center of Environment and Public Health
Hiroshi NAKASHIMA
Okayama Prefectural Health Center of Environment and Public Health
Osamu UEBA
Okayama Prefectural Health Center of Environment and Public Health
Tatsuo ISHIDA
Okayama Prefectural Health Center of Environment and Public Health
Hiroko DATE
Public Health Section, Okayama Prefectural Government
Shizuko KOBASHI
Public Health Section, Okayama Prefectural Government
Kanji TAKAGI
Public Health Section, Okayama Prefectural Government
Tatsuo NISHU
Public Health Section, Okayama Prefectural Government
Misao TSUBOKURA
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University

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1984 Volume 28 Issue 8 Pages 883-891

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Abstract

An outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Kurashiki, Japan is described. This is the first conclusive report of a community outbreak of this microorganism. A total of 535 pupils, five teachers, and one food attendant contracted the organism. Causative organisms were detected in 19 out of 30 patients. All isolated strains belonged to serotype VA. Out of 653 sera of the pupils, 488 showed elevated agglutinin titers ranging from 1:80 to 1:1, 280 or more within a period of 3 months.

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