title: Human trichinellosis due to Trichinella britovi in southern France after consumption of frozen wild boar meat.
abstract: Six patients were infected with Trichinella britovi in southern France following consumption of frozen wild boar meat, which had been frozen at -35 degrees C for 7 days. Microscopic examination of a sample of frozen wild boar muscle revealed the presence of rare encapsulated Trichinella larvae, identified as T. britovi. People eating wild boar must follow individual prophylactic rules such as efficient cooking of meat (at least 65 degrees C at the core for 1 minute) as recommended by the International Commission on Trichinellosis, or freezing exceeding four weeks at -20 degrees C.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie-mycologie, Hôpital de l'Archet CHU, Nice, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gari-Toussaint
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tieulié
authors.forename: Jl
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baldin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dupouy-Camet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delaunay
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Fuzibet
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Le Fichoux
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pozio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marty
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015897:Comorbidity; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005602:France; D005628:Frozen Foods / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008460:Meat / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000469:parasitology*; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000469:parasitology*; D014234:Trichinella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000469:parasitology*