First use of whole-genome sequencing to investigate a cluster of Yersinia enterocolitica, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2017

Abstract

This was the first time that WGS was used to investigate a cluster of Y. enterocolitica cases; the cases were clustered in time, person and place, but the WGS results indicate that these cases were not from the same source. This result informed the Outbreak Control Team's decision-making and resulted in the investigation being closed.