title: Outbreak of trichinellosis caused by Trichinella papuae, Thailand, 2006.
abstract: In 2006, the Thailand Ministry of Public Health studied 28 patients from a village in northern Thailand. All had myalgia, edema, fever, and gastrointestinal symptoms; most had eaten wild boar. A muscle biopsy specimen from a patient showed nonencapsulated larvae with a cytochrome oxidase I gene sequence of Trichinella papuae.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Chowalit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Khumjui
authors.forename: Pravit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Choomkasien
authors.forename: Paron
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dekumyoy
authors.forename: Teera
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusolsuk
authors.forename: Wandee
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kongkaew
authors.forename: Mutita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chalamaat
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D013045:Species Specificity; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000469:parasitology*; D013552:Swine / Q000469:parasitology; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014234:Trichinella / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth