Yersinia enterocolitica, a Neglected Cause of Human Enteric Infections in Cote d'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enteropathogenic Yersinia circulate in the pig reservoir and are the third bacterial cause of human gastrointestinal infections in Europe. In West Africa, reports of human yersiniosis are rare. This study was conducted to determine whether pathogenic Yersinia are circulating in pig farms and are responsible for human infections in the Abidjan District.

Methodology/principal findings

From June 2012 to December 2013, pig feces were collected monthly in 41 swine farms of the Abidjan district. Of the 781 samples collected, 19 Yersinia strains were isolated in 3 farms: 7 non-pathogenic Yersinia intermedia and 12 pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica bioserotype 4/O:3. Farm animals other than pigs and wild animals were not found infected. Furthermore, 2 Y. enterocolitica 4

SUBMITTER: Saraka D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5230755 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature