Yersiniosis (Yersinia enterocolitica Infection)
Yersiniosis is an infection caused most often by eating raw or undercooked pork contaminated with Yersinia enterocolitica bacteria. CDC estimates Y. enterocolitica causes almost 117,000 illnesses, 640 hospitalizations, and 35 deaths in the United States every year. Children are infected more often than adults, and the infection is more common in the winter.
Yersiniosis ICD-9 027.8
General Information and Resources
Several Texas laws (Tex. Health & Safety Code, Chapters 81, 84 and 87) require specific information regarding notifiable conditions be provided to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Health care providers, hospitals, laboratories, schools, and others are required to report patients who are suspected of having a notifiable condition (25 Tex. Admin. Code §97.2).
Report Yersiniosis within one week. Reporting Forms
Yersinia enterocolitica
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
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