Outbreak of trichinellosis related to eating imported wild boar meat, Belgium, 2014
Trichinellosis is a rare parasitic zoonosis caused by Trichinella following ingestion of raw or undercooked meat containing Trichinella larvae. In the past five years, there has been a sharp decrease in human trichinellosis incidence rates in the European Union due to better practices in rearing domestic animals and control measures in slaughterhouses. In November 2014, a large outbreak of trichinellosis occurred in Belgium, related to the consumption of imported wild boar meat. After a swift local public health response, 16 cases were identified and diagnosed with trichinellosis. Of the 16 ca... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2016 |
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EUR CENTRE DIS PREVENTION & CONTROL
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28552193 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/23039 |