Open AccessPRESENCE OF TRICHINELLA BRITOVI IN WILD BOAR IN THE MARCHE REGION REGULARLY SLAUGHTERED
Author(s) -
L. Di Giacomo,
M.S. Morelli,
L. Marilungo,
E. Ferretti,
A. Angellotti,
C. Mattozzi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
italian journal of food safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2239-7132
DOI - 10.4081/ijfs.2011.1s.213
Subject(s) - wild boar , trichinella , biology , parasite hosting , nematode , veterinary medicine , zoonosis , zoonotic disease , zoology , helminths , ecology , virology , disease , medicine , pathology , world wide web , computer science
Trichinellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by a nematode belonging to the genus Trichinella. Numerous mammal species as well as birds and crocodiles can harbour the parasite worldwide, but the wild cycle is mainly maintained by wild carnivores. Human represents only a possible host and the parasite is exclusively transmitted through consumption of undercooked or raw meat. In Italy, pork, wild boar meat and horse meat are the main sources for human infection. This article describe a presence of Trichinella britovi in wild boar in the Marche region regularly slaughtered. These case confirms the occurrence of Trichinella britovi in wild boar and the important role of slaughterhouse in epidemiological surveillance of zoonotic diseases