Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Outbreak of Trichinellosis Caused by Trichinella papuae, Thailand, 2006

Chowalit Khumjui, Pravit Choomkasien, Paron Dekumyoy, Teera Kusolsuk, Wandee Kongkaew, Mutita Chalamaat, and Jeffrey L. Jones

Author affiliations: Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand (C. Khumjui, P. Choomkasien, W. Kongkaew, M. Chalamaat); Mahidol University, Bangkok (P. Dekumyoy, T. Kusoluk); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J.L. Jones)

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Nonencapsulated Trichinella spp. (Trichinella papuae) larvae (arrows) in the left gastrocnemius muscle of 1 case-patient, Uthai Thani Province, Thailand, 2006 (magnification ×40).

Figure 2. Nonencapsulated Trichinella spp. (Trichinella papuae) larvae (arrows) in the left gastrocnemius muscle of 1 case-patient, Uthai Thani Province, Thailand, 2006 (magnification ×40).

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