A trichinellosis outbreak in Borikhamxay Province, Lao PDR.
Trichinellosis is documented in Southeast Asia, particularly in Thailand and China. Data from Lao PDR are lacking. An outbreak investigation was conducted in Borikhamxay Province after three patients with suspected trichinellosis consulted the Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane. In total, 22 trichinellosis...
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| author | Sayasone, S Odermatt, P Vongphrachanh, P Keoluangkot, V Dupouy-Camet, J Newton, P Strobel, M |
| author_facet | Sayasone, S Odermatt, P Vongphrachanh, P Keoluangkot, V Dupouy-Camet, J Newton, P Strobel, M |
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| description | Trichinellosis is documented in Southeast Asia, particularly in Thailand and China. Data from Lao PDR are lacking. An outbreak investigation was conducted in Borikhamxay Province after three patients with suspected trichinellosis consulted the Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane. In total, 22 trichinellosis cases were identified; 21 cases could be confirmed by Western blot. High fever (100%), muscle pain (91%), upper eyelid oedema (86%) and diarrhoea (59%) were observed. Among the 22 patients, 86% had consumed pork meat from the same source. This is the first report of an outbreak investigation in Lao PDR since 1975. It shows that the incidence of trichinellosis is much higher than currently thought. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:005b2fe4-1087-4c66-947e-6ffc018c1c372022-03-26T08:29:04ZA trichinellosis outbreak in Borikhamxay Province, Lao PDR.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:005b2fe4-1087-4c66-947e-6ffc018c1c37EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2006Sayasone, SOdermatt, PVongphrachanh, PKeoluangkot, VDupouy-Camet, JNewton, PStrobel, MTrichinellosis is documented in Southeast Asia, particularly in Thailand and China. Data from Lao PDR are lacking. An outbreak investigation was conducted in Borikhamxay Province after three patients with suspected trichinellosis consulted the Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane. In total, 22 trichinellosis cases were identified; 21 cases could be confirmed by Western blot. High fever (100%), muscle pain (91%), upper eyelid oedema (86%) and diarrhoea (59%) were observed. Among the 22 patients, 86% had consumed pork meat from the same source. This is the first report of an outbreak investigation in Lao PDR since 1975. It shows that the incidence of trichinellosis is much higher than currently thought. |
| spellingShingle | Sayasone, S Odermatt, P Vongphrachanh, P Keoluangkot, V Dupouy-Camet, J Newton, P Strobel, M A trichinellosis outbreak in Borikhamxay Province, Lao PDR. |
| title | A trichinellosis outbreak in Borikhamxay Province, Lao PDR. |
| title_full | A trichinellosis outbreak in Borikhamxay Province, Lao PDR. |
| title_fullStr | A trichinellosis outbreak in Borikhamxay Province, Lao PDR. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A trichinellosis outbreak in Borikhamxay Province, Lao PDR. |
| title_short | A trichinellosis outbreak in Borikhamxay Province, Lao PDR. |
| title_sort | trichinellosis outbreak in borikhamxay province lao pdr |
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