title: First reports of Trichinella pseudospiralis in wild boars (Sus scrofa) of Italy.
abstract: Trichinella pseudospiralis is a non-encapsulated species infecting both mammals and birds. In Italy, this parasite was reported only in two night-birds of prey of Central Italy. In January 2010, Trichinella larvae were detected in three wild boars (Sus scrofa) of two regions of Northern Italy by enzymatic digestion. The parasites were identified as T. pseudospiralis by multiplex-PCR. The first infected wild boar was hunted in the Emilia Romagna region and the other two infected wild boars were bred outdoors in a small family farm of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. These new epidemiological data reinforce the role of the wild boar as the main reservoir of T. pseudospiralis in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Merialdi
authors.forename: Lia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bardasi
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.forename: Brunella
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spaggiari
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maioli
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conedera
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vio
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Londero
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marucci
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ludovisi
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pozio
authors.forename: Gioia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000469:parasitology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D007558:Italy; D034421:Sus scrofa; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D014234:Trichinella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth