Trichinellosis outbreak in Lithuania, Ukmerge region, June 2009.
An outbreak of trichinellosis due to wild boar meat was detected in Lithuania in June 2009. The outbreak affected 107 people all of whom had consumed sausages made of wild boar meat. Inspection of food samples confirmed the presence of Trichinella larvae in the meat.
Bartuliene
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Centre for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, Vilnius, Lithuania. a.bartuliene@ulpkc.lt
Liausediene
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Motiejuniene
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D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008097:Lithuania / Q000453:epidemiology; D008460:Meat / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000506:poisoning / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000453:epidemiology*