title: Effect of temperature on the infectivity of Sarcocystis miescheriana cysts in pork.
abstract: Sarcocysts of Sarcocystis miescheriana in the thigh muscles of pigs became non-infective to pups after heating infected pork in minute pieces at 60 degrees C for 20 min, 70 degrees C for 15 min and 100 degrees C for 5 min. Similar pieces of infected muscle tissues, when exposed to -4 degrees C for 2 days or -20 degrees C for 1 day, became non-infective to pups. The experiment suggests that pork containing sarcocysts of S. miescheriana, and possibly of S. suihominis, requires cooking at a minimum of 70 degrees C for 15 min or freezing at -4 degrees C for 2 days or -20 degrees C for 1 day for making it safe for consumption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saleque
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Juyal
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008460:Meat; D009132:Muscles / Q000469:parasitology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D013552:Swine