Serological Prevalence of Human Trichinellosis and Cysticercosis in Hoa Binh Province of Northwest Vietnam
- A. Mayer-Scholl (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment)
- D. Meemken (Freie Universität Berlin)
- D. X. Sinh (Hanoi University of Public Health)
- F. Unger (International Livestock Research Institute)
- M. Cook (Hanoi University of Public Health)
- N. T. Luong (Hanoi University of Public Health)
- N. V. Hung (International Livestock Research Institute)
- P.-D. Phuc (Hanoi University of Public Health)
Abstract
In Vietnam, parasites that use pigs as intermediate hosts are a multifaceted concern, which we often call “neglected tropical diseases”, typically trichinellosis and cysticercosis. According to the joint report of FAO and WHO in 2014, Taenia spp. ranks 1st and Trichinella spp. ranks 8th of 24 foodborne parasites assessed. Trichinella spiralis has worldwide distribution and five outbreaks were recorded in Vietnam between 1970 and 2012, affecting between 20 and 36 people each while there has been little recent research into rates of human taeniasis and cysticercosis in Vietnam due to the accurate national baseline figures do not exist. Those diseases can vary across region and there are about 0,1-12,0 % human affected by trichinellosis and cysticercosis according to estimated and indigenous pig was found with high antibody of T. Spiralis and T. solium of 12,5 % and 28,5 % respectively.
How to Cite:
Mayer-Scholl, A., Meemken, D., Sinh, D., Unger, F., Cook, M., Luong, N., Hung, N. & Phuc, P., (2019) “Serological Prevalence of Human Trichinellosis and Cysticercosis in Hoa Binh Province of Northwest Vietnam”, SafePork 13(1), 61. doi: https://doi.org//safepork.11150
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