Published Date: 2006-02-05 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/AH> Trichinellosis, human - Russia: background
Archive Number: 20060205.0368
TRICHINELLOSIS, HUMAN - RUSSIA: BACKGROUND
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Date: Sun 5 Feb 2006
From: Steve Berger <mberger@post.tau.ac.il>
Source: Gideon online [edited]
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Background data on trichinellosis in Russia and other former Soviet republics
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1383 cases (2 fatal) of trichinellosis were reported in the Russian
Federation during 1995 to 1997 and 514 cases in 2004. _Trichinella
pseudospiralis_ is found in sylvatic animals (raccoon dog, corsac
fox, tiger cat, tawny eagle, and rook) in remote regions (Caucasus,
Kazakhstan).
Notable outbreaks:
1984 - Outbreaks (36 cases in 2 outbreaks) in Rostov Province were
caused by infested pork.
1992 (publication year) - An outbreak (30 cases, approximate) of
human infection was reported in Kamchatka from local domestic pigs,
and brown rats were found to be infected at the time.
1997 - An outbreak (61 or more cases) was ascribed to bear meat in
Zima (Siberia), with additional cases in Sayansk, Angarsk and Irkutsk.
1998 - An outbreak (9 cases) followed ingestion of barbecued badger
meat in Samara.
2000 - An outbreak (448 cases) in Krasnodar Region was related to a
pork barbecue.
2002 - An outbreak (71 cases) in Khakassia and Kemerovo (Siberia) was
ascribed to smoked bear meat.
2004 - An outbreak (4 cases) in Tula, Tulskaya oblast was associated
with eating a farm dog.
2004 - An outbreak (3 cases) in Kabardino-Balkaria District was
associated with undercooked pork.
2005 - An outbreak (25 cases) in Kochkovsky district, Novosibirsk was
caused by shish kebabs prepared from badger meat.
2005 - An outbreak (5 cases) in Buyatiya Republic was associated with
tainted dog meat.
2005 - An outbreak (12 cases) in Buryatiya Republic was associated
with bear meat.
2006 - An outbreak (5 cases) in Kemerovo was associated with bear meat.
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[Even though wildlife is the main source of infection in the
outbreaks reported above, infected pork is also a risk. The many
outbreaks illustrate that trichinellosis is still a real risk in
Russia and in other former Soviet countries, even when consumption of
wildlife is disregarded. - Mod.EP]
See Also
Trichinellosis, bear, human - Russia (Kemerovo) 20060204.03562005
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Trichinellosis, human - Russia (Altai) 20051207.3531
Trichinellosis, bear, human - Russia (Buryatiya) 20050705.1904
Trichinellosis, dog meat, human - Russia (Buryatiya) 20050407.1010
Trichinellosis, badger, human - Russia (Novosibirsk) 20050204.0388
2004
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Trichinellosis - Ukraine (Zhitomirskaya) 20041228.3426
Trichinellosis - Russia (Novosibirsk) 20041207.3252
Trichinellosis - Russia (Kabardino-Balkaria) 20041201.3210
Trichinellosis - Russia (Tulskaya) 20040327.0845
2003
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Trichinellosis - Poland (02) 20030303.0533
Trichinellosis - Poland 20030302.0526
2002
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Trichinellosis - Russia (Siberia) (04) 20021203.5954
2001
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Trichinellosis - Russia (Krasnodar) (02) 20010118.0144
2000
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Foodborne disease, bear meat - Russia: RFI 20000615.0961
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