Trichinella britovi and Trichinella spiralis mixed infection in a horse from Poland.
Trichinella infections in horses continue to represent a health problem and, despite the rarity of infection, it is necessary to continue to control properly horse meat. In 2008, a 10-year-old horse imported from Poland to Italy for consumption found to have been positive at the digestion test. Both Trichinella britovi and Trichinella spiralis larvae in a proportion of 4:1 were detected in the horse muscles. This is the first report of a mixed Trichinella species infection in a horse. The epidemiological investigation revealed that the infected horse originated from a small farm about 120km from Warsaw and the horse owner had bought the horse at a horse market. The findings suggest that the horse was fed more than once with infected meat.
Liciardi
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M
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale of Sardinia, Italy.
Marucci
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G
Addis
G
G
Ludovisi
A
A
Gomez Morales
M A
MA
Deiana
B
B
Cabaj
W
W
Pozio
E
E
D000818:Animals; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006736:Horses; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007814:Larva / Q000145:classification; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000469:parasitology; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014234:Trichinella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
D007074:Immunoglobulin G