Trichinosis: Cross-border Episodes

A recent trichinosis outbreak in Belgium related to Spanish boar meat reflects the continued high incidence of trichinosis in Spain. In fact, trichinosis rates in Spain are comparable to those which have not been encountered in the United States for more than 50 years [1,2] – see graph. Cross-border incidents of trichinosis are relatively uncommon. The following chronology, including cases related to importation or human travel, is abstracted from Gideon www.GideonOnline.com (primary references available on request) 1975 – An outbreak (125 cases) of trichinosis in France was traced to horse meat imported from Poland. 1976 (publication year) – An outbreak (6 cases) in Paris was associated with travel to Egypt. 1985 – Outbreaks (1,073 cases, 2 fatal) in France were caused by horse meat imported from Germany and the United States. 1986 (publication year) – An outbreak (20 cases) among Gurkha soldiers serving in Hong Kong was associated with a barbecue. 1986 – An outbreak (2 cases) was reported among French-Vietnamese nationals who had eaten pork sausages at a diplomatic reception in Laos. 1990 – An outbreak (90 cases) among Southeast Asian refugees in the United States and Canada was associated with uncooked commercial pork served at a wedding in Des Moines, Iowa. This was the fourth outbreak reported since 1975 among Southeast Asian refugees in North America. 1992 – The world’s first case of human infection by Trichinell...
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