Horse trichinellosis, an unresolved puzzle
In spite of routine controls to detect Trichinella larvae in horse-meat, human infections due to horse-meat consumption continue to occur in France and Italy, The epidemiology of horse trichinellosis since its discovery in 1975 is outlined, addressing the possible modes of natural transmission to ho...
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| author | Pozio E. Tamburrini A. La Rosa G. |
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| description | In spite of routine controls to detect Trichinella larvae in horse-meat, human infections due to horse-meat consumption continue to occur in France and Italy, The epidemiology of horse trichinellosis since its discovery in 1975 is outlined, addressing the possible modes of natural transmission to horses, the need to develop more sensitive methods for detecting Trichinella larvae in horses, and the economic impact of horse trichinellosis. Investigations of human outbreaks due to horse-meat consumption have implicated single cases of inadequate veterinary controls on horses imported from non-European Union countries. In particular, most cases of human infection have been attributed to horses imported from Eastern Europe, where pig trichinellosis is re-emerging and the main source of infection in horses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9dde3426b1f64e9f9e733565c41cf66f2023-12-02T12:59:19ZengEDP SciencesParasite1252-607X1776-10422001-06-018S263S26510.1051/parasite/200108s2263parasite200108s2p263Horse trichinellosis, an unresolved puzzlePozio E.Tamburrini A.La Rosa G.In spite of routine controls to detect Trichinella larvae in horse-meat, human infections due to horse-meat consumption continue to occur in France and Italy, The epidemiology of horse trichinellosis since its discovery in 1975 is outlined, addressing the possible modes of natural transmission to horses, the need to develop more sensitive methods for detecting Trichinella larvae in horses, and the economic impact of horse trichinellosis. Investigations of human outbreaks due to horse-meat consumption have implicated single cases of inadequate veterinary controls on horses imported from non-European Union countries. In particular, most cases of human infection have been attributed to horses imported from Eastern Europe, where pig trichinellosis is re-emerging and the main source of infection in horses.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/200108s2263horsemeatoutbreaktrichinellosisepidemiology |
| spellingShingle | Pozio E. Tamburrini A. La Rosa G. Horse trichinellosis, an unresolved puzzle Parasite horsemeat outbreak trichinellosis epidemiology |
| title | Horse trichinellosis, an unresolved puzzle |
| title_full | Horse trichinellosis, an unresolved puzzle |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Horse trichinellosis, an unresolved puzzle |
| title_short | Horse trichinellosis, an unresolved puzzle |
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| topic | horsemeat outbreak trichinellosis epidemiology |
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