| Literature DB >> 16723144 |
Somphou Sayasone1, Peter Odermatt, Phengta Vongphrachanh, Valy Keoluangkot, Jean Dupouy-Camet, Paul N Newton, Michel Strobel.
Abstract
Trichinellosis is documented in Southeast Asia, particularly in Thailand and China. Data from Lao PDR are lacking. An outbreak investigation was conducted in Borikhamxay Province after three patients with suspected trichinellosis consulted the Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane. In total, 22 trichinellosis cases were identified; 21 cases could be confirmed by Western blot. High fever (100%), muscle pain (91%), upper eyelid oedema (86%) and diarrhoea (59%) were observed. Among the 22 patients, 86% had consumed pork meat from the same source. This is the first report of an outbreak investigation in Lao PDR since 1975. It shows that the incidence of trichinellosis is much higher than currently thought.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16723144 DOI： 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.01.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0035-9203 Impact factor: 2.184