History of trichinellosis outbreaks linked to horse meat consumption 1975-1998

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doi:10.2807/esm.03.08.00120-en

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History of trichinellosis outbreaks linked to horse meat consumption 1975-1998
T Ancelle¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Laboratory of Parasitology, UFR Cochin-Port Royal, Université René Descartes, Paris, France

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Citation style for this article: Ancelle T. History of trichinellosis outbreaks linked to horse meat consumption 1975-1998. Euro Surveill. 1998;3(8):pii=120. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.03.08.00120-en

Abstract

Trichinellosis is a parasitic disease transmitted to humans by consumption of raw or undercooked meat from animals contaminated by worms of the Trichinella genus. In nature, the life cycle involves most carnivores, omnivores, and numerous rodents. Domesti