<i>Yersinia pseudotuberculosis</i>and<i>Y. enterocolitica</i>Infections, FoodNet, 1996–2007

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To the Editor: Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a gram-negative zoonotic bacterial pathogen, causes acute gastroenteritis and mesenteric lymphadenitis, which are often accompanied by fever and abdominal pain. Although Y. pseudotuberculosis infections are distributed worldwide, little is known about their incidence and epidemiology in the United States. Y. pseudotuberculosis was first reported in the United States in...