Human Trichinosis after Consumption of Soft-Shelled Turtles, Taiwan

In 2008, an outbreak of human trichinosis associated with ingestion of raw soft-shelled turtles was identified and investigated in Taiwan. The data suggested that patients were likely infected with Trichinella papuae.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lo, Yi-Chun, Hung, Chien-Ching, Lai, Ching-Shih, Wu, Zhiliang, Nagano, Isao, Maeda, Takuya, Takahashi, Yuzo, Chiu, Chan-Hsien, Jiang, Donald Dah-Shyong
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19961701
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1512.090619
Descripción
Sumario:In 2008, an outbreak of human trichinosis associated with ingestion of raw soft-shelled turtles was identified and investigated in Taiwan. The data suggested that patients were likely infected with Trichinella papuae.

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