Native trichinosis in wild rodents in Henrico County, Virginia.
Encapsulated larvae of Trichinella spiralis were found in wild-trapped, Microtus pennsylvanicus and Sigmodon hispidus. In addition, Peromyscus leucopus and Mus musculus again were found infected. These mammals were trapped from a farm site in Henrico County, Virginia, remote from known potential sources of trichinosis. The possible zoonotic relationship between wild rodent trichinosis and swine trichinosis is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae; D051379:Mice; D010542:Peromyscus; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014768:Virginia