Naslov
Current state and control of trichinellosis in endemic countries

Autori
Albert Marinculić

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstract Book of 13th International Conference on Trichinellosis / - Changchun, 2010, 33-33

Skup
13th International Conference on Trichinellosis

Mjesto i datum
Changchun, Kina, 01.08.2011. - 06.08.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
trichinellosis; prevention; control; eradication

Sažetak
It is clear that Trichinella is not an endangered species. It is still present in muscle cells of many pigs, wild animals and some humans despite all measures that have been implemented for more than a century. This is especially true for the various endemic countries in Europe, Asia and South America. In the majority of southeastern European countries, cases of trichinellosis among the human and animal populations were described in the late 19th or early 20th centuries. A high prevalence of trichinellosis in domestic animals and humans has been reported in Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has to be stressed that during the post-war period, a dramatic increase in the number of positive pigs was a consequence of breaches of control measures in previously known endemic regions of Croatia. The following prevalence rates clearly demonstrate the high risk for humans practicing the traditional food habit of eating cured pork products. In the period between 1997 and 1999, 600 240 slaughtered pigs were tested for Trichinella, and 0.16% of them were found to be positive. The loss due to the disease was estimated almost 10 431 800 Euros per year. Almost two decades later (2011), the prevalence rate showed a significant decrease when only 53 animals were found infected. This decrease was a result of 15 years of government-funded intensive monitoring and control activities. The greatest success within the eradication program was achieved through continuous rodent control at all sites where infected pigs were detected, prompt disposal of infected swine carcasses, and compensation to the owners for disposed pigs. Social and economic factors responsible for the emergence of trichinellosis in southeast Europe as other parts in the world will be discussed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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