Trichinella pseudospiralis from a Wild Pig in Texas

Authors

• H. Ray Gamble, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Agricultural Research Seervice, United States Department of AgricultureFollow
• E. Pozio, Istituto Superiore di Sanita
• J. Ralph Lichtenfels, Animal Parasitic Disease Lab, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of AgricultureFollow
• D. S. Zarlenga, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Agricultural Research Seervice, United States Department of Agriculture
• D. E. Hill, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Agricultural Research Seervice, United States Department of Agriculture

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2005

Comments

Published in Veterinary Parasitology (2005) 132: 147-150.

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.