Open AccessOutbreak of trichinellosis in Spain and Sweden due to consumption of wild boar meat contaminated with Trichinella britovi
Author(s) -
M T Gallardo,
L Mateos,
Juncal Artieda,
Lars Wesslén,
C. Ruiz,
Muñoz García,
Antònia Galmés-Truyols,
Alfred de Martin,
G. Hernandéz-Pezzi,
Yvonne Andersson,
Teresa Gárate,
Dan Christensson
Publication year - 2007
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.12.11.03154-en
Subject(s) - outbreak , trichinella , wild boar , trichinosis , contamination , veterinary medicine , biology , zoology , helminths , virology , medicine , ecology
Early this year, 21 people became ill with trichinellosis in both Spain and Sweden. This was traced to consumption of home-made wild boar sausage from an original source in Spain.