Outbreak of Trichinella T9 Infections Associated with Consumption of Bear Meat, Japan

Authors :: Isao Nagano
Harumi Gomi
Hiromichi Suzuki
Haruhiko Ishioka
Yosuke Sato
Katsushige Tada
Yasuyuki Morishima
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 8, Pp 1532-1535 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2018.
Abstract: An outbreak of trichinellosis occurred in Japan in December 2016. All case-patients had eaten undercooked bear meat, from which Trichinella larvae were subsequently isolated. DNA sequencing analysis of the mitochondrial genes cytochrome c-oxidase subunit 1 and internal transcribed spacer 2 confirmed that Trichinella T9 had caused the outbreak.

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