Enteric Yersiniosis on the north coastof NSW - an epidemiological review

Summary

Yersinia is a genus of gram negative bacteria in the family Enterobacteriaceae. Both Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia enterocolitica can be associated with enteric disease (Carter 1995). Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is considered the main agent for outbreaks of enteric Yersiniosis in domestic cattle of New South Wales (Thompson 2003). The epidemiology of enteric yersiniosis in Australian bovidae is complex (Hum, Slattery and Love 1997). Causal factors remain unsubstantiated. Observations on disease outbreaks on the North coast of NSW suggest a complex interaction between the agent, host and environment.