Trichinella britovi outbreak: Epidemiological, clinical, and biological features

A common source for a trichinellosis outbreak reported in France and Serbia in 2017

“…Serbia on the other hand represents a high-risk country for trichinellosis. During the period 2001 to 2016, there were 2,897 cases of human trichinellosis (including three deaths in 2005) [20,21]. The number of infected people varied over the years, with the maximum number reported in 2002 (577 cases) and the minimum number reported in 2012 (46 cases).…”

Surveillance of important bacterial and parasitic infections in Danish wild boars (Sus scrofa)

“…during hunting, recreational use of wild boar habitats or through consumption of wild boar meat, or exposure to the escaped wild boars. Moreover, humans or wild boars can transfer infections to domestic pigs [ 5 – 8 ]. Currently, domestic pigs from Denmark are free from important notifiable diseases such as classical- and African swine fever, Aujeszky’s disease, brucellosis and trichinellosis [ 9 ], but the risk of disease transmission from wild boars to domestic pigs is likely to increase due to the trend of converting pig production from indoor to outdoor housing.…”

Serbian External Quality Assessment for Trichinella Detection in Meat in 2021 Compared to 2017

“…In last ten years, the rate of pig infection significantly decreased from 0.02% to 0.003% (unpublished data) because of improvements in pig production, better control measures and public education. In Serbia, the sources of outbreaks are usually meat from untested infected backyard pigs (Sofronic-Milosavljevic et al, 2013, Vasilev et al, 2019 and, rarely, wild boars (Pavic et al, 2020). Also, testing for Trichinella larvae in meat is regularly performed in laboratories of the Scientific Veterinary Institutes, Veterinary Specialist Institutes, veterinary hospitals, veterinary practices and slaughterhouses.…”