TRICHINELLOSIS OUTBREAKS
|
COUNTRY (date) |
# CASES |
SOURCE |
COMMENT |
|
Thailand (1994) |
59 |
Wild pig |
T. pseudospiralis |
|
Thailand (1995) |
45 |
Wild pig |
Trichinella sp.? |
|
Lebanon (1995) |
200 |
Pork |
Trichinells spiralis |
|
Kamchatka (1996) |
49 |
Pork |
T. pseudospiralis T. nativa |
|
China (1992-96) (Zengzhou; Henan Province only) |
467 |
Pork, Mutton |
T. spiralis? |
|
Poland (1992-97) |
571 |
Pork; wild boar |
Trichinella sp.? |
|
Spain (1995) (Navarra) |
15 |
Pork |
Trichinella sp.? |
|
France (1998) |
126 |
Imported horse |
Trichinells spiralis |
|
Italy (1996) (1998) |
20 92 |
Wild boar Imported horse |
T. britovi T. spiralis |
|
Slovakia (1998?) |
336 |
Dog meat |
T. britovi |
|
Latvia (1995-98) |
255 165 |
? ? |
Trichinella sp.? Trichinella sp.?
|
|
Lithuania (1996-97) |
328 |
? |
Trichinella sp.? |
|
Romania (1997) |
2027 |
Pork |
Trichinella sp.? |
|
Chile (1998) |
5 |
Pork |
Trichinella sp.? |
|
* Korea (1998) |
3 |
Racoon-dog |
Trichinella sp.? |
|
New Zealand (1997-98) |
- |
4 pigs |
Trichinella sp.? |
* First report ever from Korea
ICT COUNTRY STATUS REPORTS
1995 - 1997 (June)
|
COUNTRY |
# HUMAN CASES (FATALITIES) |
# PIGS INFECTED OR PREVALENCE |
COMMENT |
REPORTER |
|
Argentina |
1274 (3) |
416 |
Pork primary source |
S. M. Venturiello |
|
Austria |
0 |
0 |
Wildboar surveys negative |
H. K.Hinaidy |
|
Canada (1995) |
9 |
2 |
Most, if not all, cases from game animals |
A. Gajadhar |
|
Chile |
169 (1) |
0.001% |
Pork exclusive source |
H. Schenone |
|
China: Hunan Zhengzhou Guangxi Nangyang |
386 (0) 53 (4) 331 (0) |
NR1 NR NR |
Pork Pork Pork |
Xu Ban Li |
|
Denmark |
0 |
0 |
4 foxes found infected |
S. A. Henriksen |
|
Egypt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
S. El Mansoury |
|
Finland |
0 |
260 |
4.1 million pigs tested. Commonly found in wild animals. |
L. Oivaneen |
|
France |
24 (0) |
0 |
All cases from either wild boar (13), horse meat (7) or polar bear (1); (3 unknown) |
C. Soulé |
|
Germany |
14 (0) |
0 |
Imported Pork |
W. P. Voigt |
|
Greece |
0 |
0 |
|
C. Himonas |
|
Hong Kong |
6 |
NR |
Assumed to be from pork |
R. Ko |
|
Italy |
36 (0) |
0 |
Source was wild boar in 33; 3 from domestic pig |
F. Bruschi; E. Pozio |
|
Japan |
1 |
0 |
Acquired during travel in Poland |
Y. Takahashi |
|
Korea |
0 |
0 |
|
H. J. Rim |
|
Latvia |
142 (2) |
11 |
90 cases from pig; 40 cases from wild boar |
L. Viksna |
|
Lithuania |
593(1) |
1126 |
Pork accounts for about half of cases; rest from wild boar |
A. Rockiene |
|
Mexico (1993-95) |
282(0) |
NR |
Most cases from pork |
G. Ortega-Pierres |
|
New Zealand |
|
1 |
One infected pig detected in a meat sample. |
M. Stankiewicz |
|
Poland |
148(0) |
0.0008% |
Pork involved in 18 outbreaks, wild boar in 7 outbreaks |
W. Kociecka |
|
Romania |
3092(2) |
8064 |
Pork primary source |
V. Ionescu |
|
Russia |
1383(2) |
1650 |
Pork accounted for about 80% of cases; rest from bear, wild boar and dog meat |
A.S. Bessonov; N.N. Ozeretskovskaya |
|
Russia: Kamchatka only |
49 |
NR |
Pork and dog meat primary sources |
V.A. Britov |
|
Thailand |
104(1) |
NR |
59 cases due to T. speudospiralis |
C. Khamboonraung; E. Pozio |
|
Spain (1995-96) |
86(0) |
94 |
Wild boar primary source |
A.R. Martinez-Fernandez |
|
Slovak Rep. |
7(0) |
NR |
Wild animal primary source |
P. Dubinsky |
|
Sweden |
0 |
0 |
|
D. Christensson; I. Ljungstrom |
|
Switzerland |
7(0) Acquired outside Switzerland |
0 |
3 of 331 foxes found infected |
B. Gottstein |
|
Yugoslavia 1995-96) |
1806(2)
|
0.12 - 0.20% |
Pork responsible for nearly all cases |
K. Cuperlovic |
|
United States (1995-96) |
36(0) |
0.028 - 0.13% |
Most cases from wild game |
R. Gamble |
1
NR = None Reported