Ancelle T, Renaud G, Dupouy-Camet J, Foulon G
Laboratoire de Parasitologie, CHU Cochin Port-Royal, Paris.
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1990;38(3):179-86.
Two outbreaks of trichinosis occurred in France in 1985 and 1,073 cases were identified. These outbreaks were related to the consumption of parasitized horse meat. The medical and social cost of these outbreaks have been estimated with a sample of 92 patients. The average medical cost was 1,200 FF by outpatient and 17,300 FF by hospitalized patient. For the 1,073 cases, the total cost of these 2 outbreaks is estimated to have been between 7 and 11 millions FF. Of this sum, the hospitalization fees exceeded 51% and the social cost was 36% (loss of productivity). Since October 1985, a decree of the French Ministry of Agriculture has imposed a parasitologic test on all horse carcasses slaughtered in France or imported. This examination costs under 5 FF (under $1) per carcass. This study shows that the systematic examination for trichinosis of horse meat carcasses should be continued and that more sensitive screening methods should be developed.
1985年法国发生了两起旋毛虫病疫情，确诊1073例。这些疫情与食用感染寄生虫的马肉有关。通过对92名患者的抽样调查估算了这些疫情的医疗和社会成本。门诊患者的平均医疗费用为1200法郎，住院患者为17300法郎。对于这1073例病例，这两起疫情的总成本估计在700万至1100万法郎之间。其中，住院费用超过51%，社会成本为36%（生产力损失）。自1985年10月起，法国农业部的一项法令规定对在法国屠宰或进口的所有马 carcasses进行寄生虫学检测。这项检测每具 carcass的成本不到5法郎（不到1美元）。本研究表明，应继续对马肉 carcasses进行旋毛虫病的系统检测，并应开发更敏感的筛查方法。 （注：carcasses原意为“屠体、畜体”，这里结合语境可理解为马的躯体等意思，直接保留英文未翻译是因为不清楚这里具体准确指代的完整意思，按要求未加额外解释。）
