Trichinella spiralis - WHO and FAO look at Trichinella and Taenia saginata in...
Experts have helped develop risk-based approaches to control two parasites in meat, requiring the re-evaluation of traditional practices and the assessment of regulatory and...
View ArticleTrichinella spiralis - FAO highlights ‘often neglected' foodborne parasites
Officials have published a document highlighting ways to avoid the risks from foodborne parasites transmitted by pork, freshwater fish and crustaceans. Foodborne parasitic...
View ArticleTrichinella spiralis - Argentina notes downward trend in Trichinella outbreaks
Argentinian authorities have published a report they hope will increase understanding of the Trichinella situation in the country. The National Service for Agrifood Health and...
View ArticleTrichinella spiralis - Two sick in France because of Trichinella in wild boar...
Two people have been diagnosed with trichinellosis after eating undercooked wild boar meat in France. The animal was killed during a hunt on Dec. 8, 2020, in the...
View ArticleTrichinella spiralis - Researchers find gaps in EU parasite surveillance
Adequate surveillance programs for most foodborne parasites in Europe are lacking, according to a recently published study. Researchers found although human and animal data are...
View ArticleTrichinella spiralis - New report shows Listeria up, other diseases down in...
Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. coli infections declined in Europe but Listeria monocytogenes infections went up in 2019, according to figures from the zoonoses...
View ArticleTrichinella spiralis - Risk to UK has not risen but delay on EU food checks...
The overall risk to food safety has not increased as a result of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, according to the Food Standards Agency . The authority officials...
View ArticleTrichinella spiralis - Argentina hit by Trichinella outbreaks linked to pork
A number of Argentinian provinces have recently reported human outbreaks of trichinellosis. Trichinellosis, or trichinosis, is an illness people can get by eating raw or...
View ArticleTrichinella spiralis - 250 sick in Argentinian Trichinella outbreak
A province in Argentina has reported almost 250 cases of trichinosis linked to eating pork products. Health officials in Córdoba revealed that 244 cases of trichinosis had been...
View ArticleTrichinella spiralis - Trichinella reports in Europe climb again after record...
The Trichinella notification rate in Europe almost doubled in 2019 compared to 2018, according to recently published data. In 2019, 12 countries reported 141 cases of...
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