The Descriptive Epidemiology of Yersiniosis: A Multistate Study, 2005-2011

Objectives. Yersiniosis, a foodborne infection of zoonotic origin caused by the bacteria Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, is a reportable disease in 38 states. Both sporadic and foodborne outbreaks of yersiniosis have been reported in the U.S., with annual occurrence of an es...

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Published in:Public health reports (1974) 2015-05, Vol.130 (3), p.269-277
Main Authors: Chakraborty, Apurba, Komatsu, Kenneth, Roberts, Matthew, Collins, Jim, Beggs, Jennifer, Turabelidze, George, Safranek, Tom, Maillard, Jean-Marie, Bell, Linda J., Young, David, Marsden-Haug, Nicola, Klos, Rachel F., Dworkin, Mark S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
Age
Age Distribution
Age groups
Aged
Analysis
Bacteria
Black youth
Censuses
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Disease
Disease Outbreaks
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Ethnicity
Female
Health care policy
Humans
Illnesses
Incidence
Infections
Male
Middle Aged
North and South
Poisson density functions
Population (statistical)
Population Surveillance
Prevention
Public health
Race
Regression analysis
Seasonal variations
Seasons
Sex Distribution
States
Statistical analysis
Surveillance
United States - epidemiology
White people
Yersinia enterocolitica
Yersinia Infections - epidemiology
Yersinia Infections - ethnology
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Young Adult
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Summary:Objectives. Yersiniosis, a foodborne infection of zoonotic origin caused by the bacteria Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, is a reportable disease in 38 states. Both sporadic and foodborne outbreaks of yersiniosis have been reported in the U.S., with annual occurrence of an estimated 98,000 episodes of illness, 533 hospitalizations, and 29 deaths. We analyzed surveillance data from nine non-FoodNet-participating U.S. states during the period 2005-2011 to describe the epidemiology of this disease. Methods. As part of a passive surveillance system, laboratory-confirmed cases of yersiniosis were reported to state health departments in Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin. We calculated overall, age-, and race-specific annual incidence rates per 100,000 population using 2010 Census data as the denominator. We used Poisson regression to examine seasonal variation and annual incidence trends by race, age group, and overall. Results. The average annual incidence of yersiniosis was 0.16 cases per 100,000 population during 2005-2011. We observed a statistically significant decreasing annual trend of yersiniosis incidence among African Americans
ISSN:0033-3549
1468-2877
DOI:10.1177/003335491513000314