Trichinellosis from consumption of wild game meat

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 449-451

  McIntyre, Lorraine ^a   Pollock, Sue L ^b   Fyfe, Murray ^c   Gajadhar, Alvin ^d   Isaac Renton, Judy ^b,e   Fung, Joe ^e   Morshed, Muhammad ^b,e  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Vancouver Island Health Authority   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^e PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMOXICILLIN; CORTICOSTEROID; MEBENDAZOLE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABORATORY TEST; MEAT; MYALGIA; RAW FOOD; SEROLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SWINE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS; WILD ANIMAL;

EID: 33847719961     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.061530     Document Type: Short Survey

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