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Outbreak of Trichinellosis Caused by Trichinella papuae, Thailand, 2006
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 12, Pp 1913-1915 (2008)
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008.
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Abstract
- In 2006, the Thailand Ministry of Public Health studied 28 patients from a village in northern Thailand. All had myalgia, edema, fever, and gastrointestinal symptoms; most had eaten wild boar. A muscle biopsy specimen from a patient showed nonencapsulated larvae with a cytochrome oxidase I gene sequence of Trichinella papuae.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f91d5e97efb748c4993fedf31c401011
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1412.080800