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

Autori
Babić-Erceg, Andrea ; Klišmanić, Zorana ; Erceg, Marijan ; Kandara, Danica ; Smoljanović, Mladen

Izvornik
European Journal of Epidemiology (0393-2990) 18 (2003), 12; 1159-1161

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
Foodborne; Outbreak; Yersinia enterocolitica serogrupe O:3

Sažetak
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,

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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