Epidemiology of reported Yersinia enterocolitica infections in Germany, 2001-2008

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Table 2 Domestically acquired and imported Yersinia enterocolitica infections, 2001-2008

	Serotype (%)
Most likely country of infection	O:3	O:9	O:5,27	O:8	Other	Total
Germany	97.4	96.4	95.8	95.1	96.7	97.3
Other European countries	1.9	1.9	1.5	0.0	1.9	1.9
Non-European countries	0.7	1.7	2.6	4.9	1.4	0.8

Reported frequency of country of infection is listed for different serotypes (as percentages). Total number of reported serotypes with available information on country of infection: O:3, n = 30,513; O:9, n = 2,006; O:5,27, n = 265; O:8, n = 61; other serotypes, n = 1,434. Category "other European countries" includes EU member states (without Germany) plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

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