Sudden Onset of Pseudotuberculosis in Humans, France, 2004–05

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
• disease outbreaks
• France
• dispatch