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Outbreak of trichinellosis related to eating imported wild boar meat, Belgium, 2014

Trichinellosis is a rare parasitic zoonosis caused by Trichinella following ingestion of raw or undercooked meat containing Trichinella larvae. In the past five years, there has been a sharp decrease in human trichinellosis incidence rates in the European Union due to better practices in rearing dom...

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Autores principales: Messiaen, Peter, Forier, Annemie, Vanderschueren, Steven, Theunissen, Caroline, Nijs, Jochen, Van Esbroeck, Marjan, Bottieau, Emmanuel, De Schrijver, Koen, Gyssens, Inge C, Cartuyvels, Reinoud, Dorny, Pierre, van der Hilst, Jeroen, Blockmans, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5032856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27684098
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.37.30341
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Sumario:Trichinellosis is a rare parasitic zoonosis caused by Trichinella following ingestion of raw or undercooked meat containing Trichinella larvae. In the past five years, there has been a sharp decrease in human trichinellosis incidence rates in the European Union due to better practices in rearing domestic animals and control measures in slaughterhouses. In November 2014, a large outbreak of trichinellosis occurred in Belgium, related to the consumption of imported wild boar meat. After a swift local public health response, 16 cases were identified and diagnosed with trichinellosis. Of the 16 cases, six were female. The diagnosis was confirmed by serology or the presence of larvae in the patients’ muscle biopsies by histology and/or PCR. The ensuing investigation traced the wild boar meat back to Spain. Several batches of imported wild boar meat were recalled but tested negative. The public health investigation allowed us to identify clustered undiagnosed cases. Early warning alerts and a coordinated response remain indispensable at a European level.