Human Trichinosis after Consumption of Soft-Shelled Turtles, Taiwan

Lo, Yi-Chun; Hung, Chien-Ching; Lai, Ching-Shih; Wu, Zhiliang; Nagano, Isao; Maeda, Takuya; Takahashi, Yuzo; Chiu, Chan-Hsien; Jiang, Donald Dah-Shyong

doi:10.3201/eid1512.090619

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Human Trichinosis after Consumption of Soft-Shelled Turtles, Taiwan

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By Lo, Yi-Chun ; Hung, Chien-Ching ; Lai, Ching-Shih ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Lo, Yi-Chun ; Hung, Chien-Ching ; Lai, Ching-Shih ; Wu, Zhiliang ; Nagano, Isao ; Maeda, Takuya ; Takahashi, Yuzo ; Chiu, Chan-Hsien ; Jiang, Donald Dah-Shyong
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In 2008, an outbreak of human trichinosis associated with ingestion of raw soft-shelled turtles was identified and investigated in Taiwan. The data suggested that patients were likely infected with Trichinella papuae.
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Animals Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Foodborne Diseases Humans Mice Trichinellosis Turtles
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Emerg Infect Dis. 15(12):2056-2058.
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Taiwan
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Asia
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15
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12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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