(1) The importance of systematic examinations of all domestic and wild pigs became evident only recently in 1977, when in Bavaria an epidemic of trichinellosis occurred following the ingestion of undetected Trichinella containing wild pig meat.
(2) Sera from patients with confirmed or suspected trichinellosis were examined for 1 year to detect the presence of parasite-specific antibodies (IgG, IgM, and IgE) using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
(3) Because considerable uncertainty exists regarding the role of sylvatic trichinellosis as a reservoir for the synanthropic cycle, studies were conducted to determine the genetic nature of the various isolates from this ecosystem.
(4) The effect of long-term storage at -20 C must therefore be considered when testing swine sera for trichinellosis by ELISA and possibly also when conducting other immunoglobulin assays.
(5) The epidemiology of trichinellosis in northern Thailand may be unique.
(6) Trichinellosis is a zoonotic infection and has a worldwide distribution.
(7) No detectable cross-reactive antibodies against F2 were found when a limited number of sera from filariasis, fascioliasis and trichinellosis patients were screened.
(8) A rapid, sensitive and specific serologic test has been developed for the diagnosis of swine trichinellosis.
(9) Because this coyote was from the same general locality as the swine Trichinella outbreak, it was concluded that the isolate represents transmission of swine trichinellosis to the wildlife population.
(10) In comparison, antibodies were detected using an indirect immunofluorescent test in the circulation of 100% of the 62 patients with clinical trichinellosis and 46% of the 39 patients with suspected exposure.
(11) In nineteenth century Germany, trichinellosis was a relatively frequent disease.
(12) The focus of trichinellosis was presented comprising 28 patients and resulting from consumption of the wild boar meat.
(13) Of the 434 people who had eaten raw black bear meat at a local restaurant in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture in December 1981, 60 were diagnosed as positive for trichinellosis.
(14) Of the 20 people who ate the bear meat raw, 15 showed clinical symptoms of trichinellosis.
(15) The individuals of the first group were parasitologically confirmed trichinellosis patients, while those of group 2 were patients with other helminthiasis and group 3 were healthy, parasite-free individuals.
(16) Trichinellosis myocarditis was diagnosed at autopsy.
(17) This report presents examples of the success achieved in the control of epizootics of tuberculosis, brucellosis, rabies and trichinellosis, which are also zoonotic diseases.
(18) Attention was drawn to the fact that increased activity of cholinergic system is one of the main factors in the patholgenesis of the second phase of trichinellosis, i.e., the migration and penetration of the larvae in the muscular fibres of the host.
(19) These results show that ES antigen produced during the first 24 h of in vitro cultivation is highly specific for the immunodiagnosis of swine trichinellosis.
(20) Epidemiological investigations of an outbreak of trichinellosis were carried out in a domestic swine herd and it was established that the parasite also occurred in rats, and in skunks, opossums, and raccoons.
Trichinosis
Definition:
(n.) The disease produced by the presence of trichinae in the muscles and intestinal track. It is marked by fever, muscular pains, and symptoms resembling those of typhoid fever, and is frequently fatal.
Example Sentences:
(1) An enzymatic and immunologic study of 18 patients with trichinosis leads to the following conclusions: The stage of muscular invasion in trichinosis is accompanied by a release of cellular enzymes representative of striated muscle fibres in nearly all the cases.
(2) Control strategies to prevent human trichinosis should include trichinosis surveillance of all commercial swine, as well as strict compliance with current regulations.
(3) Further investigation is needed to establish its role in the treatment of taeniasis, Hymenolepsis nana, Strongyloidiasis, Trichinosis, and Dipetalonema perstans.
(4) Parasitic zoonoses caused by nematodes, such as trichinosis, present a public health concern as well.
(5) This study indicates that both ketoconazole and mebendazole should be considered in the treatment of trichinosis in humans.
(6) In 1982, an epidemic of acute trichinosis occurred in Bitburg with 402 cases.
(7) The most important diseases are toxoplasmosis, taeniasis, cysticercosis, sparganosis, clonorchiasis, fascioliasis, fasciolopsiasis, paragonomiasis, echinostomiasis, trichinosis, gnathostomiasis, and angiostrongyliasis.
(8) Although fewer than 100 cases per year are reported to CDC, trichinosis continues to persist as a public health problem in this country.
(9) Tests for trichinosis and other parasites and for allergic and connective-tissues disorders were negative, and serum immunoglobulin concentrations and erythrocyte sedimentation rates were normal.
(10) Two outbreaks of trichinosis occurred in France in 1985 and 1,073 cases were identified.
(11) Mucosal peroxidase is localized in LP cells and its activity increases several-fold during intestinal trichinosis.
(12) E. coli pyelonephritis produced a similar adrenal response, although the peak serum corticosterone caused by pyelonephritis was less than the serum corticosterone occurring during the first peak of eosinophilia during trichinosis.
(13) This article reported the result of the chest radiographs of 14 patients with trichinosis, in regard to the X-ray manifestations, pathologic basis and clinical significance.
(14) The role of tail chewing in the transmission of trichinosis in swine is briefly discussed.
(15) Procedures known to deplete or inactivate the pool of recirculating lymphocytes such as neonatal thymectomy, administration of antilymphocyte serum, and prolonged thoracic duct drainage, either singly or in combination, resulted in a highly significant reduction in the eosinophil response to trichinosis.
(16) Trichinella spiralis is a parasite of carnivorous animals that causes the disease trichinosis.
(17) Clinical and morphologic observations are described in a 46 year old woman with fatal trichinosis.
(18) Trichinosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of eosinophilia in travelers returning from abroad.
(19) Before 1990, the proportion of cases of trichinosis attributable to consumption of commercial pork had declined steadily.
(20) A severe case of trichinosis occurred following the ingestion of raw meat from a common black bear, Ursus americanus, that was shot in Butte County, California.