Symptoms | Yersinia | CDC
www.cdc.gov › yersinia › symptomsMay 26, 2016 · In young children, common symptoms are fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, which is often bloody. Symptoms in older children and adults may include fever and pain on the right side of the abdomen, and may be confused with appendicitis. Symptoms typically develop 4 to 7 days after exposure and may last 1 to 3 weeks or longer.
Yersinia enterocolitica (Yersiniosis) | Yersinia | CDC
www.cdc.gov › yersiniaYersinia enterocolitica. 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.
Diagnosis and Treatment | Yersinia | CDC
www.cdc.gov › yersinia › diagnosisMay 26, 2016 · Yersiniosis usually is diagnosed by detecting the organism in the stool of an infected person. Many laboratories do not routinely test for Yersinia, so it is important to notify laboratory personnel when yersiniosis is suspected so that special tests can be done. The organism can also be recovered from other sites, including the throat, lymph nodes, joint fluid, urine, bile, and blood.