An Outbreak of Trichinellosis with Detection of Trichinella Larvae in Leftover Wild Boar Meat.
10.3346/jkms.2011.26.12.1630
- Author:
Gayeon KIM
1
;
Min Ho CHOI
;
Jae Hwan KIM
;
Yu Min KANG
;
Hee Jung JEON
;
Younghee JUNG
;
Myung Jin LEE
;
Myoung don OH
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mdohmd@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Trichinellosis;
Wild Boar;
Disease Outbreaks
- MeSH:
Aged;
Albendazole/therapeutic use;
Animals;
Anthelmintics/therapeutic use;
*Disease Outbreaks;
Female;
Humans;
Larva;
Male;
Meat/*parasitology;
Middle Aged;
Republic of Korea/epidemiology;
Sus scrofa;
Trichinella spiralis/*isolation & purification;
Trichinellosis/diagnosis/drug therapy/*epidemiology/parasitology
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2011;26(12):1630-1633
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The clinical diagnosis of trichinellosis can be difficult due to lack of pathognomonic signs or symptoms. In Korea, since the first report of human infection by Trichinella spiralis in 1997 following the consumption of raw badger meat, there have been occasional trichinellosis outbreaks. We describe an outbreak of 12 cases of trichinellosis in Korea and implicate raw wild boar meat as the culprit. A total of 27 larvae of Trichinella (0.54 larvae per gram of meat) were recovered from the leftover raw wild boar meat.
