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Postgrad Med J 2002;78:15-22 doi:10.1136/pmj.78.915.15
  • Review

New aspects of human trichinellosis: the impact of new Trichinella species

  1. F Bruschi1,
  2. K D Murrell2
  1. 1Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
  2. 2Danish Center for Experimental Parasitology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr Fabrizio Bruschi, Dipartimento di Patologia Sperimentale, BMIE, Università di Pisa, Via Roma, 55, Pisa, Italy;
 fbruschi{at}med.unipi.it
  • Received 22 March 2001
  • Accepted 24 July 2001

Abstract

Trichinellosis is a re-emerging zoonosis and more clinical awareness is needed. In particular, the description of new Trichinella species such as T papuae and T murrelli and the occurrence of human cases caused by T pseudospiralis, until very recently thought to occur only in animals, requires changes in our handling of clinical trichinellosis, because existing knowledge is based mostly on cases due to classical T spiralis infection. The aim of the present review is to integrate the experiences derived from different outbreaks around the world, caused by different Trichinella species, in order to provide a more comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment.

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