Trichinella pseudospiralis from a wild pig in Texas

H R Gamble; E Pozio; J R Lichtenfels; D S Zarlenga; D E Hill

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.05.044

Trichinella pseudospiralis from a wild pig in Texas

Vet Parasitol. 2005 Sep 5;132(1-2):147-50. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.05.044.

Authors

H R Gamble¹, E Pozio, J R Lichtenfels, D S Zarlenga, D E Hill

Affiliation

¹ U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA. rgamble2nas.edu

PMID: 15990234
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.05.044

Abstract

In December 2001, the routine inspection of a wild boar intended for human consumption revealed the presence of Trichinella ssp. larvae. Biological, morphological and genetic analyses demonstrated the parasite to be Trichinella pseudospiralis. This is the second report of T. pseudospiralis in the United States and the first report of the parasite in a food animal species in the U.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Assay / veterinary
DNA, Helminth / genetics
DNA, Mitochondrial / chemistry
DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics
DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
Diaphragm / parasitology
Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics
Female
Male
Mice
Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
Sus scrofa / parasitology*
Swine Diseases / parasitology*
Texas
Trichinella / enzymology
Trichinella / genetics
Trichinella / isolation & purification*
Trichinella / ultrastructure
Trichinellosis / parasitology
Trichinellosis / veterinary*

Substances

DNA, Helminth
DNA, Mitochondrial
DNA, Ribosomal
Electron Transport Complex IV