The fifth outbreak of Trichinosis in Korea

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 405-408

  Rhee, Ji Young ^a   Hong, Sung Tae ^b   Lee, Hye Jung ^a   Seo, Min ^a   Kim, Suk Bae ^c  

^a Departments of Preventative Medicine and Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ELISA; Outbreak; Trichinella; Trichinosis; Wild boar

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EPIDEMIC; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KOREA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MYALGIA; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS; WILD BOAR;

ELISA; OUTBREAK; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS; WILD BOAR;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLOSIS; ZOONOSES;

SUS SCROFA; TRICHINELLA;

EID: 84862909441     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.4.405     Document Type: Article

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