Article: Outbreak of trichinellosis caused by Trichinella papuae, Thailand, 2006.(DISPATCHES)(Report)

Trichinellosis is a foodborne parasitic zoonosis distributed worldwide that has not always been recognized for its importance, particularly in resource-poor countries (1). In northern Thailand, the main source of infection is domestic pigs kept by villagers (2). In addition to raising pigs, villagers hunt wild boar and barking deer to supplement their diet. The causative agent of most trichinellosis outbreaks in Thailand has been Trichinella spiralis (3). However, in 1994, an outbreak of T. pseudospiralis occurred (4).

T. papuae was described in 1999 (5) and has only been detected in Papua New Guinea (6). No human outbreaks of trichinellosis caused by T. papuae ...

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