Sudden onset of pseudotuberculosis in humans, France, 2004-05.

Pascal Vincent (1) , Alexandre Leclercq (2) , Liliane Martin (2) , Yersinia Surveillance Network (2) , Jean-Marie Duez (3) , Michel Simonet (1) , Elisabeth Carniel (2)

1 CIIL - Centre d’Infection et d’Immunité de Lille - INSERM U 1019 - UMR 9017 - UMR 8204
2 Yersinia
3 CHU Dijon

Cases of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection increased in France during the winter of 2004-05 in the absence of epidemiologic links between patients or strains. This increase represents transient amplification of a pathogen endemic to the area and may be related to increased prevalence of the pathogen in rodent reservoirs.

Domaines: Bactériologie

Pascal Vincent, Alexandre Leclercq, Liliane Martin, Yersinia Surveillance Network, Jean-Marie Duez, et al.. Sudden onset of pseudotuberculosis in humans, France, 2004-05.. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008, 14 (7), pp.1119-22. ⟨10.3201/eid1407.071339⟩. ⟨hal-00515792⟩