an outbreak of food poisoning in tamil nadu associated with yersinia enterocolitica. | an outbreak of food poisoning in a tamil nadu village, affecting 25 of 48 individuals who participated in a feast, was investigated. the risk of developing illness was associated with consumption of buttermilk (relative risk 3.8). none of the food items consumed during the feast was available for analysis. toxin-producing y. enterocolitica (serotype 3, biotype 4) was grown from 1 of 11 stool samples from affected individuals, as well as from a water sample from the source used to dilute the butt ... | 1997 | 9415742 |