Published Date: 2008-02-23 13:00:16
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Trichinellosis - Russia (Krasnodar)
Archive Number: 20080223.0738
TRICHINELLOSIS - RUSSIA (KRASNODAR)
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Date: Sat 23 Feb 2008
Source: IA "Delovaya gazeta. Yug Krasnodar" [translated by Corr.
Artak Stepanyan, edited]
<http://www.dp.ru/krasnodar/news/incident/2008/02/19/260546/>
Trichinellosis in Krasnodar
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A total of 3 cases of trichinellosis have been registered in Krasnodar.
The veterinary administration of the region informs that
trichinellosis is common in both animals and humans. For example,
there were cases of sold meat in the settlement Vitaminkombinat in a
unofficial street market, where the products were sold without
necessary veterinary inspection.
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[Krasnodar is a known unfavorable region in Russia for
trichinellosis. In the neighboring countries trichinellosis is
frequent in Moldova, Belorus, Ural region of Kazakhstan. The
incidence of trichinellosis in Russia was in 2006 0.15 per 100 000
population and decreased by 28.8 percent compared with 2005. The
total number of cases in 2005 and 2006 were 299 and 109 respectively.
Rural population accounts for the half of the cases and the infection
had seasonal character, with more cases during the yard slaughter of
swine and hunting. In 2008, trichinellosis has been being notified in
33 people and infections are often seen in small outbreaks of 3 or
more people infected from the same source (see
<http://www.rospotrebnadzor.ru/docs/doclad/>) - Mod.NP]
See Also
2007----
Trichinellosis - Russia (Krasnoyarsk) 20070422.1313
2006
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Trichinellosis, human - Russia (02): background 20060207.0400
Trichinellosis, human - Russia: background 20060205.0368
Trichinellosis, bear, human - Russia (Kemerovo) 20060204.0356
2005
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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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