Trichinellosis: An under recognised zoonosis in India
2017
KUMAR, H B CHETHAN | DHANZE, HIMANI | BHILEGAONKAR, K N | KUMAR, ASHOK
Trichinellosis also known as trichinosis is a meatborne zoonotic disease caused by Trichinella larvae present in the infected meat. The disease has worldwide distribution. Although this nematode has wide host range, pigs are the major source of infection to humans. The symptoms of trichinellosis in humans may vary from self-limiting disease to a severe disease terminating in death. On the other hand, animals rarely suffer from the disease. In India, Trichinella infection has been reported both from humans and animals. The disease is still largely under recognised in medical domain masking the true picture of the disease status in the country. The responsibility of preventing the human trichinellosis lies with both medical and veterinary fraternity. Hence, medical and veterinary professionals need to be updated to enable early diagnosis and treatment of trichinellosis cases and to identify and condemn the infected meat. Since the major route of transmission of trichinellosis to humans is by consumption of undercooked meat, strong and well-structured public health awareness program is also the need of the hour.
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