Trichinella pseudospiralis from a wild pig in Texas.
In December 2001, the routine inspection of a wild boar intended for human consumption revealed the presence of Trichinella ssp. larvae. Biological, morphological and genetic analyses demonstrated the parasite to be Trichinella pseudospiralis. This is the second report of T. pseudospiralis in the United States and the first report of the parasite in a food animal species in the U.S.
Gamble
H R
HR
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA. rgamble2nas.edu
Pozio
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Lichtenfels
J R
JR
Zarlenga
D S
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Hill
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D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000469:parasitology; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000469:parasitology*; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D013781:Texas; D014234:Trichinella / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
D018509:DNA, Helminth; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV