Geerts S, de Borchgrave J, Dorny P, Brandt J
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat, 155, B-2000 Antwerp.
Verh K Acad Geneeskd Belg. 2002;64(4):233-48; discussion 249-50.
Trichinellosis is a helminth zoonosis, which is known since long, but which is emerging or re-emerging in several regions of the world. During the last years the number of cases of trichinellosis in pigs and man in several East-European countries has increased very much due to the breakdown of the veterinary services because of the difficult political and socio-economic situation. In several third world countries on the other hand trichinellosis has become more important due to the increasing number of small traditional pig farms, in which the hygienic conditions are suboptimal. Furthermore, outbreaks of human trichinellosis have been reported due to recently discovered new species such as T. pseudospiralis and T. papuae. Over the last 25 years horsemeat has been more important as a source of human trichinellosis within the European Union than pork or wild boar meat. In Belgium, however, no cases of human trichinellosis have been reported since 1979. A review is presented of the available data on animal trichinellosis in Belgium. The potential risk for the consumer is discussed. Finally, some suggestions are made for a new approach of trichinellosis control in Belgium and the European Union.
旋毛虫病是一种蠕虫类人畜共患病，早就为人所知，但在世界一些地区正呈新出现或再度出现的态势。在过去几年里，由于政治和社会经济形势严峻导致兽医服务体系崩溃，东欧几个国家猪和人的旋毛虫病病例数大幅增加。另一方面，在一些第三世界国家，由于小型传统养猪场数量不断增加且卫生条件欠佳，旋毛虫病变得更为重要。此外，由于最近发现了伪旋毛虫和巴布亚旋毛虫等新物种，已报告了多起人旋毛虫病疫情。在过去25年里，在欧盟范围内，马肉作为人旋毛虫病的一个来源比猪肉或野猪肉更为重要。然而，在比利时，自1979年以来未报告过人旋毛虫病病例。本文对比利时动物旋毛虫病的现有数据进行了综述。讨论了对消费者的潜在风险。最后，对比利时和欧盟旋毛虫病控制的新方法提出了一些建议。
