Epidemiology

Following is a summary of trichinellosis outbreaks reported in ProMed from 2008 to present:

• 28 Jul 2012 Trichinellosis - Argentina (02): (La Pampa) porcine
• 12 May 2012 Trichinellosis - Argentina: (NQ, CB)
• 23 Mar 2012 Trichinellosis - Chile: (CE)
• 23 Nov 2011 Trichinellosis - Chile : (LR)
• 28 Oct 2011 Trichinellosis - Russia: (AL)
• 22 Oct 2011 Trichinellosis - Argentina (02): (CN) swine
• 19 Oct 2011 Trichinellosis - India: (UT)
• 21 Aug 2011 Trichinellosis - Argentina: (CB)
• 24 Jul 2011 Trichinellosis - Latvia: (DV)
• 06 Mar 2011 Trichinellosis, fatal - Spain: (AR) wild boar meat
• 09 Jan 2011 Trichinellosis - Ukraine: (CV), RFI
• 06 Nov 2010 Trichinellosis - Argentina (02): (CB)
• 24 Aug 2010 Trichinellosis - Chile: (VD)
• 13 Aug 2010 Trichinellosis - Argentina: (ER)
• 05 Jul 2010 Trichinellosis - Mexico: (OA)
• 15 Dec 2009 Trichinellosis - Belarus: (BR) wild boar meat
• 05 Nov 2009 Trichinellosis - Russia (04): (VR) badger meat
• 23 Oct 2009 Trichinellosis - Russia: (KE), bear meat
• 07 Oct 2009 Trichinellosis - France ex Canada: (NU)
• 27 Sep 2009 Trichinellosis - Lithuania: (VI) wild boar meat
• 16 Jul 2009 Trichinellosis, dog meat, human - Russia: (ZB)
• 21 May 2009 Trichinellosis, warthog ham - France ex Senegal
• 05 Apr 2009 Trichinellosis - Russia: (KX)
• 08 Mar 2009 Trichinellosis - China: background
• 07 Mar 2009 Undiagnosed fatal illness - China (02): (YN) trichinellosis
• 23 Nov 2008 Trichinellosis, porcine - Germany: (Western Pomerania)
• 23 Nov 2008 Trichinellosis - Russia (06): (Kemerovo Region)
• 19 Sep 2008 Trichinellosis - Russia (05): (Chukchi Autonomous Region)
• 07 Sep 2008 Trichinellosis - Russia (04): Magadan
• 22 Jul 2008 Trichinellosis, salami - Argentina: (SFE)
• 06 Jul 2008 Trichinellosis - Russia (03): (Tomsk), bear meat
• 22 Jun 2008 Trichinellosis - Russia (02): (Zabaykalye, Tomsk)
• 23 Feb 2008 Trichinellosis - Russia (Krasnodar)

Trichinellosis outbreaks reported in Eurosurveillance from 2007 to present:

1. Trichinellosis outbreak in Lithuania, Ukmerge region, June 2009

2. Outbreak of trichinellosis in Spain and Sweden due to consumption of wild boar meat contaminated with Trichinella britovi

3. Human trichinellosis due to Trichinella britovi in southern France after consumption of frozen wild boar meat

4. Trichinellosis acquired in Nunavut, Canada in September 2009: meat from grizzly bear suspected

5. Trichinellosis acquired in Senegal from warthog ham, March 2009

6. Outbreak of imported trichinellosis in Verona, Italy, January 2008

7. Trichinellosis outbreak in Bavaria caused by cured sausage from Romania, January 2007

8. A case of trichinellosis in Denmark, imported from Poland, June 2007

9. Outbreak of trichinellosis in north-western Poland – Update and exported cases, June-July 2007

10. Importation of Polish trichinellosis cases to Ireland, June 2007

11. Cluster of trichinellosis cases in Germany, imported from Poland, June 2007

12. Outbreak of trichinellosis in north-western Poland, June 2007

Compiled by Jean Dupouy-Camet (august 2012)