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The Fifth Outbreak of Trichinosis in Korea

  • Rhee, Ji-Young (Divison of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook Unverisity) ;
  • Hong, Sung-Tae (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Infectious Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Jung (Department of Parasitology College of Medicine, Dankook University) ;
  • Seo, Min (Department of Parasitology College of Medicine, Dankook University) ;
  • Kim, Suk-Bae (Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University)
  • Received : 2011.06.09
  • Accepted : 2011.08.16
  • Published : 2011.12.15
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Abstract

Trichinosis is a food-borne zoonotic disease caused by the nematode, Trichinella spp., and had been reported several times in Korea. Recently, there was an additional outbreak, involving 5 patients, the findings from which are reported herein. On 30 November 2010, 8 persons ate sashimi of the meat of a wild boar. Then, 2-3 weeks later, they complained of myalgia and fever. Unfortunately, muscle biopsy was not performed, but ELISA was performed using their sera. Two people among 8 were positive for Trichinella on the 34th day post-infection (PI), and 3 patients who initially revealed negative ELISA were additionally proved to be positive for trichinosis on the 42nd day PI. Hence, the confirmed patients of trichinosis were 5 in total in the present outbreak. They were treated with albendazole and discharged uneventfully. This was the fifth outbreak of trichinosis in Korea.

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