[PDF] Trichinella britovi as a risk factor for alternative pig

What is Trichinella britovi?

• T. spiralis is the most common cause of human infection; Trichinella britovi, Trichinella pseudospiralis, and Trichinella murrelli often underlie cases associated with consumption of wild game. Pathologic manifestations of infection first appear in the gastrointestinal tract.

What is trichinellosis?

• It is a disease that people can get by eating raw meat from animals that are infected by Trichinella. Learn more about the word "trichinellosis" , its origin, alternative forms, and usage from Wiktionary.

Is trichinellosis in West Africa a britovietiological agent?

• Trichinella britovietiological agent of sylvatic trichinellosis in the Republic of Guinea (West Africa) and a re-evaluation of geographical distribution for encapsulated species in Africa. Int. J. Parasitol.35:955–960. 137. Pozio, E., L. Rinaldi, G. Marucci, V. Musella, F. Galati, G. Cringoli, P. Boireau, and G. La Rosa.2008.

What is the meatborne parasite Trichinella?

• Globally, the most important species of the meatborne parasite Trichinella are Tr. spiralis, Tr. nativa, and Tr. britovi, although occasionally other species have been implicated in human infections. During the period 1986–2009, more than 65 000 human cases were reported worldwide, over half of which occurred in eastern Europe ( Table 1 ).