Argentina has approved a new national plan on the prevention and control of Trichinella.
The National Service for Agri-Food Health and Quality (Senasa) said the move updates the regulations on the management of the disease throughout the country.
The aim is to reduce cases in humans through the early detection of
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At least 20 people have been sickened in an outbreak of trichinosis in Argentina.
Health officials in the province of Santa Fe said ill people reported consumption of chorizo seco, a type of dried sausage, from a local business.
In the town of Acebal, 26 potentially exposed people have been
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More than 650 potential Trichinella infections have been reported in an Argentinian province so far this year.
Health officials in Buenos Aires recorded 651 suspected cases, of which 399 are confirmed, 14 are probable, and 212 remain under study.
Seven trichinosis (or trichinellosis) outbreaks have occurred, six of them small
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Almost 600 possible Trichinella infections have been recorded in an Argentinian province so far this year.
Health officials in Buenos Aires reported 582 suspected cases, of which 248 are confirmed, 27 are probable and 304 remain under study.
Six trichinosis (or trichinellosis) outbreaks have been recorded with five of them being
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Four suspected cases of foodborne botulism are under investigation in Argentina.
In late August, the National Health Surveillance System was notified of the cases following a meeting at a house in the district of Buenos Aires.
Three patients are adults and one is a child under 5 years old. All
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Authorities in a province of Argentina have issued a warning following the discovery of a Trichinella outbreak.
Related samples of bacon and dried chorizo sausage were positive for Trichinella spiralis. Products came from the factory of Agroindustria Los Andres S.R.L., located in the municipality of Salliqueló, with the brand name
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An outbreak of Trichinella has sickened at least 16 people in a Spanish city.
Public health officials in the city of León said the incident is affecting people who went hunting in the Valle Gordo and Tremor area.
On April 19, a patient was identified with symptoms matching trichinosis, or
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Almost 50 cases of Trichinella infection have been detected in a region of Argentina.
The Ministry of Health of Córdoba is now reporting 46 cases of trichinosis, which is up from the 13 infections the agency reported earlier this month.
Most of those ill are from Córdoba but five live
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The Trichinella notification rate in Europe almost doubled in 2019 compared to 2018, according to recently published data.
In 2019, 12 countries reported 141 cases of trichinellosis of which 96 were confirmed. Bulgaria with 55 confirmed cases, Italy with 10 and Spain with 40 but only 12 confirmed accounted for
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A province in Argentina has reported almost 250 cases of trichinosis linked to eating pork products.
Health officials in Córdoba revealed that 244 cases of trichinosis had been registered in Totoral, Colón, Unión, Capital and Río Cuarto.
Trichinellosis, or trichinosis, is a disease transmitted by eating raw or undercooked pork
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