Backyard pigs: a common source for a trichinellosis outbreak reported in France and Serbia in 2017
Résumé
Backyard-pig meat was a common source for a trichinellosis outbreak which emerged in France and Serbia in 2017. The index cases were exposed in Serbia and brought back to France pork delicatessen which was shared with relatives and friends. Around 40 individuals were exposed to the parasitized meat in France and Serbia and 20 cases of trichinellosis were reported (9 in France and 11 in Serbia). Diagnosis was delayed due to miss-acknowledgment of the parasitosis and led to complications in French cases: facial paralysis and pulmonary embolism.