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Trichinosis risk factors

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of trichinosis disease are: consuming raw or undercooked meat, informal meat transportation, age, antimicrobial free/organic pork and hunting practices.[1][2][3][4][5]

Risk factors

Risk factors

Common risk factors in the development of trichinosis disease are:

Consuming Raw or Undercooked Meat

  • Particularly wild game meat or pork[1]
  • Informal or clandestine meat transportation[2]

Age

  • Predominance of infection in adults probably results from culture-driven food behavior. Improperly cooked or prepared meat dishes may be more commonly eaten at adult-oriented events, particularly if alcohol is consumed.[2]

Antimicrobial Free/Organic Pork

  • Farmers and producers must certify the safety of the meat by using good practices.[3][4]

Hunting Practices

  • In some countries such as Papua New Guinea, hunting practices lead men to eat undercooked meat regularly.[5]
References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Trichinellosis. CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/trichinellosis/epi.html. Accessed on January 28, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Murrell KD, Pozio E (2011). “Worldwide occurrence and impact of human trichinellosis, 1986-2009”. Emerg Infect Dis. 17 (12): 2194–202. doi:10.3201/eid1712.110896. PMCΒ 3311199. PMIDΒ 22172230.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gottstein B, Pozio E, NΓΆckler K (2009). “Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and control of trichinellosis”. Clin Microbiol Rev. 22 (1): 127–45, Table of Contents. doi:10.1128/CMR.00026-08. PMCΒ 2620635. PMIDΒ 19136437.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gebreyes WA, Bahnson PB, Funk JA, McKean J, Patchanee P (2008). “Seroprevalence of Trichinella, Toxoplasma, and Salmonella in antimicrobial-free and conventional swine production systems”. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 5 (2): 199–203. doi:10.1089/fpd.2007.0071. PMIDΒ 18407758.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Owen IL, Pozio E, Tamburrini A, Danaya RT, Bruschi F, Gomez Morales MA (2001). “Focus of human trichinellosis in Papua New Guinea”. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 65 (5): 553–7. PMIDΒ 11716113.

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