Trichinellosis is one of the most serious foodborne parasitic zoonoses in Europe. Wild carnivorous and omnivorous hosts are the main reservoirs of Trichinella spp. nematodes in nature. In the winter of 2008-2009, an atypical clinical case of trichinellosis occurred for the consumption of pork from a wild boar (Sus scrofa) hunted in southwestern Alps in Italy. The symptomatic individual showed delayed development of oedemas in the lower limbs and eosinophils, which appeared three months after infection. Muscle samples harboured 3.8 larvae/g, which were identified as Trichinella britovi. During the epidemiological investigation, anti-Trichinella IgG were detected in five hunters.
Investigation on a focus of human trichinellosis revealed by an atypical clinical case after wild-boar (sus scrofa) pork consumption in Northern Italy / F., Romano; Mottana, Annibale; M., Melino; M., Negro; G., Gavotto; L., Decastelli; E., Careddu; C., Bianchi; D., Bianchi; E., Pozio. - In: PARASITE. - ISSN 1252-607X. - 18:(2011), pp. 85-87.
Investigation on a focus of human trichinellosis revealed by an atypical clinical case after wild-boar (sus scrofa) pork consumption in Northern Italy
MOTTANA, Annibale;
2011
Abstract
Trichinellosis is one of the most serious foodborne parasitic zoonoses in Europe. Wild carnivorous and omnivorous hosts are the main reservoirs of Trichinella spp. nematodes in nature. In the winter of 2008-2009, an atypical clinical case of trichinellosis occurred for the consumption of pork from a wild boar (Sus scrofa) hunted in southwestern Alps in Italy. The symptomatic individual showed delayed development of oedemas in the lower limbs and eosinophils, which appeared three months after infection. Muscle samples harboured 3.8 larvae/g, which were identified as Trichinella britovi. During the epidemiological investigation, anti-Trichinella IgG were detected in five hunters.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
