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Article: Trichinellosis: a worldwide concern.(TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS GERM WARFARE)
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- The National Provisioner
- Article date:
- July 1, 2007
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Trichinellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the ingestion of raw meat containing larvae of the nematode Trichinella. Human trichinellosis causes high fever, facial oedema, myositis and eosinophilia. It can be a serious disease, particularly in elderly patients in whom neurological or cardiovascular complications can lead to death.
Trichinellosis is still present in Europe. In the past 30 years, horse meat has been identified as the main source of human trichinellosis in the EU with more than 3,350 cases reported in 14 outbreaks [1,2]. However, the classical porcine vehicle remains. Small outbreaks due to wild boar meat are still reported in hunters and their ...