Trichinella spiralis in the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Ireland

SINCE 1835 when Owen 1 described the species Trichinella spiralis from man in London, trichinosis has occurred occasionally, sometimes in epidemics, in both Britain and Ireland as well as being endemic in some parts of the world. While infection in wildlife has been reported in at least sixty-five s...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1969-06, Vol.222 (5199), p.1191-1191
Main Authors: CORRIDAN, JOHN P., O'ROURKE, FERGUS J., VERLING, MARTIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Disease Reservoirs - epidemiology
Foxes
Humanities and Social Sciences
Ireland
letter
multidisciplinary
Muscles - immunology
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Trichinella - isolation & purification
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Summary:SINCE 1835 when Owen 1 described the species Trichinella spiralis from man in London, trichinosis has occurred occasionally, sometimes in epidemics, in both Britain and Ireland as well as being endemic in some parts of the world. While infection in wildlife has been reported in at least sixty-five species of mammal 2 , the primary reservoirs are carnivores. Although elsewhere man may be infected by eating bear meat, wild boar or bush pig, the disease, in these islands, is most frequently contracted by eating inadequately cooked or raw pork, especially sausages.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/2221191a0