title: An outbreak of trichinellosis with detection of Trichinella larvae in leftover wild boar meat.
abstract: The clinical diagnosis of trichinellosis can be difficult due to lack of pathognomonic signs or symptoms. In Korea, since the first report of human infection by Trichinella spiralis in 1997 following the consumption of raw badger meat, there have been occasional trichinellosis outbreaks. We describe an outbreak of 12 cases of trichinellosis in Korea and implicate raw wild boar meat as the culprit. A total of 27 larvae of Trichinella (0.54 larvae per gram of meat) were recovered from the leftover raw wild boar meat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Gayeon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Min-Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jae-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yu Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Hee Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Younghee
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Myung Jin
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Myoung-don
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000469:parasitology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D034421:Sus scrofa; D017160:Trichinella spiralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole