title: The fifth outbreak of trichinosis in Korea.
abstract: Trichinosis is a food-borne zoonotic disease caused by the nematode, Trichinella spp., and had been reported several times in Korea. Recently, there was an additional outbreak, involving 5 patients, the findings from which are reported herein. On 30 November 2010, 8 persons ate sashimi of the meat of a wild boar. Then, 2-3 weeks later, they complained of myalgia and fever. Unfortunately, muscle biopsy was not performed, but ELISA was performed using their sera. Two people among 8 were positive for Trichinella on the 34th day post-infection (PI), and 3 patients who initially revealed negative ELISA were additionally proved to be positive for trichinosis on the 42nd day PI. Hence, the confirmed patients of trichinosis were 5 in total in the present outbreak. They were treated with albendazole and discharged uneventfully. This was the fifth outbreak of trichinosis in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Divison of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook Unverisity, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Sung-Tae
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Hye-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Suk-Bae
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000469:parasitology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000469:parasitology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014234:Trichinella / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D015766:Albendazole