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An outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 infections on an oil tanker

In January 2002, an outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 infection occured on "Asirac", an oil tanker during it return test voyage from Split, Croatia to Trieste, Italy. Of the 120 crewmembers an workers 22 (18%) suffered from gastrointestinal symptoms. In 17 patients Y. enterocolitica O:3 was isolated from stool samples. All available food and water samples were negative and the source of infection was not determined. Probably a foodborne transmission was involved, althought person to person transmission could not be excluded,

Foodborne; Outbreak; Yersinia enterocolitica serogrupe O:3

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