Human outbreak of trichinellosis associated with the consumption of horsemeat in Italy

E Pozio; D Sacchini; P Boni; A Tamburrini; F Alberici; F Paterlini

doi:10.2807/esm.03.08.00119-en

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Human outbreak of trichinellosis associated with the consumption of horsemeat in Italy
E Pozio¹ , D Sacchini² , P Boni³ , A Tamburrini¹ , F Alberici² , F Paterlini³
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Affiliations: ¹ Trichinella Reference Center, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy ² U.O. Malattie Infettive, AUSL Piacenza, Italy ³ Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale of Lombardy and Emilia, Brescia, Italy

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Citation style for this article: Pozio E, Sacchini D, Boni P, Tamburrini A, Alberici F, Paterlini F. Human outbreak of trichinellosis associated with the consumption of horsemeat in Italy. Euro Surveill. 1998;3(8):pii=119. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.03.08.00119-en

Abstract

Trichinellosis is endemic among sylvatic mammals in Italy, though it causes only few infections in humans, usually due to the consumption of pork from pigs grazing in wild areas or from wild boars. Most cases of human trichinellosis in Italy are due to th