TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 332. Trichinosis A1 - Oberhelman, Richard A. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. Y1 - 2011 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - Trichinella species are nematodes infecting the striated muscle of warm-blooded animals, and infection occurs by consumption of raw or insufficiently cooked infected meat. Most human infections are associated with undercooked pork, although horsemeat and wild carnivorous game, such as bear and walrus meat, may also be sources of infection.1 The disease occurs worldwide in both high- and low-income regions, with outbreaks reported in the United States, Mexico, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Because of the mode of transmission, disease is relatively uncommon in predominantly Moslem and Hindu countries where pork is rarely eaten. Most cases are linked to common source outbreaks from contaminated meat. Pork or pork products account for 75% to 80% of infections. In the United States, trichinosis is most commonly diagnosed in far northern Native Americans, such as the Inuits, who acquire infection with Trichinella nativa from walrus meat or meat from other sea mammals. In this group, intestinal symptoms are the predominant clinical manifestations. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7031167 ER -