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Foodborne illness: Yersinia enterocolitica : its relationship to arthritis in populations associated with the domesticated pig
Description
Yersinia enterocolitica is a major foodborne pathogen found worldwide that causes approximately 87,000 human cases and approximately 1,100 hospitalizations per year in the United States. Y. enterocolitica is a very unique pathogen with the domesticated pig acting as the main animal reservoir for pathogenic bio/serotypes, and as the primary source of human infection. Similar to other gastrointestinal infections, Yersinia enterocolitica is known to trigger autoimmune responses in humans. The most frequent complication associated with Y. enterocolitica is reactive arthritis - an aseptic, asymmetrical inflammation in the peripheral and axial joints, most frequently occurring as an autoimmune response in patients with the HLA-B27 histocompatability antigen. As a foodborne illness it may prove to be a reasonable explanation for some of the cases of arthritis observed in past populations that are considered to be of unknown etiology. The goal of this dissertation project was to study the relationship between the foodborne illness -Y. enterocolitica, and the incidence of arthritis in individuals with and without contact with the domesticated pig.
Date Created
2015
Contributors
- Brown, Starletta (Author)
- Hurtado, Ana M (Thesis advisor)
- Chowell-Puente, Gerardo (Committee member)
- Hill, Kim (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
vii, 108 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.36023
Statement of Responsibility
by Starletta Brown
Description Source
Retrieved on Jan. 5, 2016
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2015
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-91)
Field of study: Anthropology
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