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Trichinellosis from consumption of wild game meat

Lorraine McIntyre, Sue Pollock, Murray W. Fyfe, Alvin A. Gajadhar, Judy Isaac-Renton, Joe Fung, Muhammad Golam Morshed

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Trichinellosis, or trichinosis, is acquired by eating raw or undercooked meat that contains larvae of the tissue-dwelling nematode Trichinella . Historically, pigs were considered to be the main reservoir of Trichinella , but a recent Canadian survey showed no evidence of Trichinella infection in

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Trichinellosis, or trichinosis, is acquired by eating raw or undercooked meat that contains larvae of the tissue-dwelling nematode Trichinella . Historically, pigs were considered to be the main reservoir of Trichinella , but a recent Canadian survey showed no evidence of Trichinella infection in

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Trichinellosis, or trichinosis, is acquired by eating raw or undercooked meat that contains larvae of the tissue-dwelling nematode Trichinella . Historically, pigs were considered to be the main reservoir of Trichinella , but a recent Canadian survey showed no evidence of Trichinella infection in

Key concepts: Trichinosis, Trichinella, Trichinella spiralis, Larva, Nematode, Consumption (sociology), Food science, Veterinary medicine

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