An outbreak of trichinellosis due to consumption of bear meat infected with Trichinella nativa, in 2 northern Saskatchewan communities

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 835-843

  Schellenberg, Roberta S ^a,c   Tan, Ben J K ^a,c   Irvine, James D ^a,d   Stockdale, Donna R ^d   Gajadhar, Alvin A ^b   Serhir, Bouchra ^g   Botha, Juri ^a   Armstrong, Cheryl A ^e   Woods, Shirley A ^f   Blondeau, Joseph M ^c   McNab, Tammy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Population Health Unit   (Canada)

^e Prince Albert Grand Council   (Canada)

^f N Inter Tribal Health Authority   (Canada)

^g MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; MEBENDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAR; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA NATIVA; TRICHINOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEAT; MEBENDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SASKATCHEWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS; URSIDAE;

EID: 0141729390     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378094     Document Type: Article

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