Human trichinosis after consumption of soft-shelled turtles, Taiwan.
In 2008, an outbreak of human trichinosis associated with ingestion of raw soft-shelled turtles was identified and investigated in Taiwan. The data suggested that patients were likely infected with Trichinella papuae.
Lo
Yi Chun
YC
Centers for Disease Control, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Hung
Chien Ching
CC
Lai
Ching Shih
CS
Wu
Zhiliang
Z
Nagano
Isao
I
Maeda
Takuya
T
Takahashi
Yuzo
Y
Chiu
Chan Hsien
CH
Shyong Jiang
Donald Dah
DD
D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D014426:Turtles