Trichinellosis is a parasitic zoonosis of public health importance. It is caused by Trichinella spiralis which has a wide host range including humans. In the present communication, the ELISA technique was employed on a total of 803 blood samples from 7 selected pig breeding farms in 1996 for diagnosis and surveillance of trichinellosis. Out of the entire 803 samples, nine were found to be suspected while one was positive by ELISA. But western blot analyses employed for further confirmation have shown that all of 10 samples did not react to larval excretory-secretory product antigens. These results indicate that pig breeding farms included in the present study are free from trichinellosis. However, it does not mean Korea is free from trichinellosis since human trichinellosis has recently been reported. The necessity of continued surveillance for trichinellosis in both pigs and wild animals was discussed.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Prevalence of Trichinella spp. antibodies in wild boars (Sus scrofa) and domestic pigs in Korea H.J. Kim, W.S. Jeong, E.M. Kim, S.G. Yeo, D.J. An, H. Yoon, E.J. Kim, C.K. Park Veterinární medicína.2015; 60(4): 181. CrossRef
Primary characterization and assessment of a T. spiralis antigen for the detection of Trichinella infection in pigs Aleksandar Zocevic, Sandrine A. Lacour, Pauline Mace, Baldissera Giovani, Aurelie Grasset-Chevillot, Isabelle Vallee, Pascal Boireau Veterinary Parasitology.2014; 205(3-4): 558. CrossRef
Evaluation of ELISA coupled with Western blot as a surveillance tool for Trichinella infection in wild boar (Sus scrofa) Leigh Cuttell, Maria Angeles Gómez-Morales, Beth Cookson, Peter J. Adams, Simon A. Reid, Paul B. Vanderlinde, Louise A. Jackson, C. Gray, Rebecca J. Traub Veterinary Parasitology.2014; 199(3-4): 179. CrossRef
Seroprevalence of trichinellosis in domestic animals in northwestern Vietnam N. Vu Thi, N.V. De, N. Praet, L. Claes, S. Gabriël, P. Dorny Veterinary Parasitology.2013; 193(1-3): 200. CrossRef
Development and evaluation of an immunochromatographic strip for trichinellosis detection Gai-Ping Zhang, Junq-Qing Guo, Xuan-Nian Wang, Jun-Xing Yang, Yan-Yan Yang, Qing-Mei Li, Xue-Wu Li, Rui-Guang Deng, Zhi-Jun Xiao, Ji-Fei Yang, Guang-Xu Xing, Dong Zhao Veterinary Parasitology.2006; 137(3-4): 286. CrossRef
First
Prev
