Inadequate labeling of pork sausages prepared in Corsica causing a trichinellosis outbreak in France.
Three cases of human trichinellosis due to Trichinella britovi were reported in 2015 in the Southeast of France resulting from consumption of raw pork sausages (figatelli) prepared in Corsica. Fourteen other people ate figatelli from the same batch but were not infected due to the figatelli being well cooked. This is the first reported human trichinellosis outbreak due to consumption of Corsican sausages prepared from uncontrolled pork. Consumption of raw figatelli is a common tradition in Corsica. As a result, the health recommendation to cook the product well is not always applied. In the present case, the figatelli product label was not sufficiently visible to advise consumers of the risks associated with uncooked pork.
Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital de l'Archet, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, 06200 Nice, France.
Caroline
C
Ruetsch
Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital de l'Archet, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, 06200 Nice, France - Inserm U1065, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire, Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, 06000 Nice, France.
Pascal
P
Delaunay
Cellule de l'Institut de Veille Sanitaire en régions Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur et Corse, 13331 Marseille, France.
Alexis
A
Armengaud
Agence Régionale de Santé de Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 06202 Nice, France.
Françoise
F
Peloux-Petiot
Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 75014 Paris, France.
Jean
J
Dupouy-Camet
ANSES, ENVA, INRA, Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire de Santé Animale ANSES, UMR BIPAR, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France.
Isabelle
I
Vallée
ANSES, ENVA, INRA, Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire de Santé Animale ANSES, UMR BIPAR, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France.
Bruno
B
Polack
ANSES, ENVA, INRA, Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire de Santé Animale ANSES, UMR BIPAR, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France.
Pascal
P
Boireau
Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital de l'Archet, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, 06200 Nice, France - Inserm U1065, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire, Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, 06000 Nice, France.
Pierre
P
Marty
D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003296:Cooking / Q000592:standards*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005515:Food Labeling / Q000592:standards*; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008461:Meat Products / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D013552:Swine; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole