| a multistate outbreak of infections caused by yersinia enterocolitica transmitted by pasteurized milk. | in june and july 1982, a large interstate outbreak of yersinia enterocolitica infections caused by an unusual serotype occurred in tennessee, arkansas, and mississippi. eighty-six percent of cases had enteritis characterized by fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. in three separate case-control studies, drinking milk pasteurized by plant a was statistically associated with illness. in a survey of randomly chosen households, 8.3% of persons who recalled having drunk milk from plant a during the s ... | 1984 | 6546313 |