A trichinellosis outbreak in Borikhamxay Province, Lao PDR

作者：Sayasone Somphou; Odermatt Peter^*; Vongphrachanh Phengta; Keoluangkot Valy; Dupouy Camet Jean; Newton Paul N; Strobel Michel

来源：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2006, 100(12): 1126-1129.

DOI：10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.01.010

• trichinellosis
• Trichinella spp.
• raw food
• consumption
• Lao PDR

Trichinellosis is documented in Southeast Asia, particularly in Thailand and China. Data from Lao PDR are tacking. 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.

• 出版日期2006-12