Researchers have called for better education of consumers and a change in the rules following a Trichinella outbreak from wild boar meat.
An outbreak of trichinellosis due to consumption of sausage made from wild boar meat that was not examined for Trichinella was reported in Poland in December 2020. Eight
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Adequate surveillance programs for most foodborne parasites in Europe are lacking, according to a recently published study.
Researchers found although human and animal data are available for five selected parasites, the surveillance and reporting requirements vary among and within regions and countries, and among national experts and European bodies.
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Meat from backyard pigs was the source of a trichinellosis outbreak in France and Serbia in 2017.
Three patients were exposed in Serbia and took pork back to France where they shared it with relatives and friends. About 47 people were given the meat in France and Serbia and 20
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Scientists from Lancaster University have discovered immune responses that are important in eliminating the causative agent of Trichinosis.
Researchers from the university in the United Kingdom found immune responses that prevent fungal infections also help eliminate Trichinella spiralis. The work has been published in the journal PLOS Pathogens.
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A report on an outbreak of foodborne parasite infections in California in early 2017, published by the CDC, describes how raw, wild boar meat resulted in life-threatening illnesses for several people.
A traditional dish in Laotian and other Asian cuisines is laub, which, as shown here,
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