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Trichinella - free Croatian swine is wanted. Is that possible?

After 10 years of the Governmental Control Program there is now growing confidence that the whole Croatia is not facing anymore a higher risk of human outbreaks as in the past. Ten years intensive activities funded by the Government involved different aspects of monitoring and control measures of the disease. The highest progress within the erradication program was achieved through continuous rodent control in all sites where infected pigs were detected, prompt disposal of infected swine carcasses and compensation to owners of disposed pigs. Today, despite 200 infected backyard pigs, the goal of substantious erradication of swine trichinellosis in Croatia is still within reach. Recent Croatian Trichinella Surveillance Report of just few foci indicated that all that is left towards ending the number of infected swine is just a “ clean-up job” . Something similar was successfully performed in 2000. After the harmless disposal of all pigs from incriminated backyards the incidence of trichinellosis rapidly decreased. The „ ultimate fight“ now is to eliminate the last foci of infection, which is suspected to be persisting in Osjecko Baranjska County in the border area of Hungary. It can be stressed that at this time, few years remain before joining the EU and there is no known technical reason why eradication of trichinellosis in swine in Croatia should not be achieved. 135. Trichinella - free Croatian swine is wanted. Is that possible

Trichinellosis; pigs; Croatia; erradication

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