Trichinellosis acquired in Senegal from warthog ham, March 2009.
Three confirmed and three suspected cases of trichinellosis have been reported in France with onset of symptoms in March 2009, linked to consumption of smoked warthog ham in Senegal.
Dupouy-Camet
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Centre National de Reference des Trichinella (National Reference Centre for Trichinella), Hopital Cochin, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Descartes University, Paris, France. jean.dupouy-camet@cch.ap-hop-paris.fr
Lecam
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Talabani
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Ancelle
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D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005506:Food Contamination; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012675:Senegal; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*; D017160:Trichinella spiralis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology