The recent invasion of the raccoon dog in the Netherlands may be associated with the risk of introduction and spread of zoonotic pathogens. The aim of this study was to assess whether Echinococcus multilocularis and Trichinella spp. infections are present in Dutch raccoon dogs. Between 2013 and 2014, nine raccoon dogs, mainly road kills, were collected for necropsies. One raccoon dog tested rep...

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Previously described methods for the recovery of intestinal Trichinella worms from rodents are not feasible when applied in larger experimental animals such as foxes. In this study,worm recovery by standard technique of simple incubation of the intestine in saline was compared to embedment of the intestine in an agar gel. The small intestines of Trichinella spiralis infected foxes (4-5 days pos...

Trichinella spiralis infection is the major problem all over world. The trichinosis being human zoonotic disease has been subject of current research collected by many tours different localities. scheme identification based on “Systema helminthumˮ Vol III Yamaguti (1959).This study adds epidemiology and rediscovery in Aurangabad district.

Trichinella is a nematode parasite which is found in a wide variety of animals in virtually every country where it has been studied. Historically associated with pork, human trichinellosis, resulting from ingestion of Trichinella larvae in raw or undercooked meat, can be a serious disease. While many countries have eliminated pork as a source of human infection through routine inspection progra...

Time of survival and infectivity of Trichinella spiralis larvae in pig muscle tissue, buried at various depths in the ground were assessed. In the pork pieces the number of infective larvae was 250 ML/g. Meat originated from pig halves was divided in 39 equal pieces, 0.7 kg each, disposed in three groups of 1 3, and buried in depths of 30, 50, and 100 centimeters respectively. The pork was dug ...

A comparative evaluation of four conservation chemicals (96% ethanol, 1% sodium benzoate, 10% formalin and glycerol), used to preserve Trichinella spiralis larvae's over 120 days, was performed. The results obtained after conservation with 96% ethanol, 1% sodium benzoate and glycerol showed no statistically significant differences in both the shape and the diameter in coiled Trichinella spirali...

A novel lateral flow card (TS-Card pork) test was developed for the serological detection of Trichinella infected pigs. Based on extensive studies performed in Romania during 1999-2000 this test proved to be highly specific sensitive, rapid (3-12 minutes) and easy to use (no need for laboratory facilities). It can be used both for the detection of Trichinella infection in carcasses and for epiz...

This is the first report of an epidemic of human infection with Trichinella pseudospiralis. An outbreak of trichinellosis affecting 59 individuals, of whom one died, occurred in southern Thailand during 1994-1995. The source of this epidemic was raw pork from a wild pig that was distributed to villagers by a local hunter. The most striking clinical features among 50 individuals who could be fol...

DNA analysis is playing an increasingly important role in characterising and classifying nematode parasites. Though less emphasis has been placed on utilising DNA elements to study nematodes of veterinary importance, correct diagnosis is, nevertheless, critical to proper treatment and control. The genus Trichinella presents a particularly interesting problem since the level of classification wi...