The Hidden Burden of Trichinellosis in Vietnam: A Postoutbreak Epidemiological Study

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Muong Lat town (Thanh Hoa province, North Vietnam), following the confirmed diagnosis of trichinellosis in six patients from that town who had eaten hunted wild boar meat during the Vietnamese lunar year celebration. All inhabitants who declared to have eaten...

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Main Authors: Nga Vu Thi, Dung Do Trung, Amber Litzroth, Nicolas Praet, Huong Nguyen Thu, Hien Nguyen Thu, Hung Nguyen Manh, Pierre Dorny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/149890