| [an outbreak of yersinia enterocolitica o:9-infection]. | yersiniosis is a zoonosis that is transmitted from pigs to humans. in january 2006 more cases of yersinia enterocolitica enterocolitis than expected were reported in norway. the fact that the isolates belonged to the o:9 serogroup, which is rare in norway, and the geographical and temporal clustering of the cases, pointed to an outbreak. we have conducted a retrospective study of 11 patients who were diagnosed during this outbreak. | 2007 | 17332812 |