Trichinella encysted larvae in slaughtered pigs in Cairo (1995-1999).
Trichinosis is one of the most serious meat borne parasites. Examination of pigs in the slaughtered houses over the last five years showed an overall rate of 1.691%. The trichinoscope and sometimes the muscle digestion technique were adopted to diagnose infection. Trichinosis as a zoonotic parasitic disease was discussed.
Morsy
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
Ibrahim
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Haridy
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Rifaat
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D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D007814:Larva; D015995:Prevalence; D013552:Swine / Q000469:parasitology*; D014234:Trichinella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000453:epidemiology