Open AccessOutbreak of Suspected Trichinosis among Travelers Returning from a Neighboring Island
Author(s) -
Asok Kurup,
Wong Sin Yew,
Lam Mun San,
Brenda Ang,
Siew Hoon Lim,
Goh Kee Tai
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.2310/7060.2000.00058
Subject(s) - trichinosis , medicine , outbreak , myalgia , serology , epidemiology , eosinophilia , trichinella , trichinella spiralis , myositis , pediatrics , immunology , virology , helminths , antibody
An outbreak of trichinosis involving a cohort of 33 returning travelers from a resort island in a neighboring country was suspected, beginning with 2 initial cases who were hospitalized with a syndrome of fever, myalgia and eosinophilia.
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