Trichinella in horses:: a low frequency infection with high human risk
Trichinella in horses:: a low frequency infection with high human risk
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DOI：
10.1016/s0304-4017(00)00348-4
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发表时间：
2000-12-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Gajadhar, A
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作者：
Boireau, P;Vallée, I;Gajadhar, A
在1976年首次报告由食用受感染的马肉引起的旋毛虫病疫情后，欧洲还报告了其他12起疫情。自从第一次严重的人类暴发以来，几项实验证实了马匹对旋毛虫物种的敏感性，以及这种宿主中特定抗体的迅速消失，这阻止了使用血清学方法进行常规筛查。对自然感染或实验感染的马匹肌肉中寄生虫负担分布的回顾表明，舌头是最有可能在低水平感染中检测到数量的旋毛虫幼虫的样本。对马肉检测的要求在欧盟的立法中有所规定，其他建议也在其他地方公布。欧共体指令已经演变成非常具体的要求，规定使用混合消化测试每匹马至少测试5克舌头、咬肌或横隔膜。最近，法国将来自旋毛虫高流行国家的马肉的样本量要求修改为10克。为了应对因受感染的马肉引起的人类旋毛虫病的持续暴发，正在考虑开发和实施检测质量保证系统。(C)2000 Elsevier Science B.V.保留所有权利。
After the initial report in 1976 of a trichinellosis epidemic caused by the consumption of infected horsemeat, 12 other outbreaks have been described in Europe. Since the first serious human outbreak several experiments have confirmed the susceptibility of horses to Trichinella species and the rapid disappearance of specific antibodies in this host that prevents the use of serological methods for routine screening. A review of the distribution of parasite burdens in muscles of naturally or experimentally infected horses indicates that the tongue is the most likely sample to contain detectable numbers of Trichinella larvae in low level infections. Requirements for testing of horsemeat are specified in legislation of the European Union, and other recommendations are published elsewhere. The EEC directives have evolved into very specific requirements which specify the testing of at least 5 g of tongue, masseter or diaphragm per horse using a pooled digestion assay. More recently, France has revised the requirement for sample size to 10 g for horsemeat originating from countries with high prevalence of Trichinella. To address the continuing outbreaks of human trichinellosis due to infected horsemeat, the development and implementation of a quality assurance system for testing is being considered. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.