Epidemiological Research on Trichinellosis in Apulia and Basilicata (Southern Italy)

Trichinellosis is a zoonotic infection and has a worldwide distribution. In Italy numerous sporadic cases and outbreaks of human trichinellosis have been reported. The authors report an epidemiological survey of trichinellosis in Apulia and Basilicata, two regions of southern Italy, where two outbre...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 1990-12, Vol.6 (4), p.412-415
Main Authors: Di Bari, C., Santagada, G., Pozio, E., Schiraldi, O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies, Helminth - immunology
Disease Outbreaks
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Geographic regions
Humans
Incidence
Infections
Italy - epidemiology
Meats
Parasitology
Rats
Sausages
Swine
Trichinella - immunology
Trichinella - isolation & purification
Trichinellosis - epidemiology
Trichinellosis - parasitology
Wild boars
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Summary:Trichinellosis is a zoonotic infection and has a worldwide distribution. In Italy numerous sporadic cases and outbreaks of human trichinellosis have been reported. The authors report an epidemiological survey of trichinellosis in Apulia and Basilicata, two regions of southern Italy, where two outbreaks of human trichinellosi (about one hundred cases) have recently occurred, due to ingestion of wild boar meat (sausages). Serological and/or parasitological research was carried out in the trichinellosis patients, in uninfected people (control group), and in wild and synantropic animals. The incidence of infection found in various animal species (sylvatic trichinellosis) in these two regions is high and can represent a serious health risk.
ISSN:0393-2990
1573-7284
DOI:10.1007/BF00151717