Volume 16, Number 6—June 2010
Research
Increased Prevalence of Trichinella spp., Northeastern Germany, 2008
Table 1
Results of laboratory examinations of 5 pigs for Trichinella spp. on outbreak farm, Germany, 2008*
| Animal no. | Diaphragm pillar |
IgG ELISA (meat juice) |
IgG ELISA (serum) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial digestion | Larvae/g | Titer | Result | Titer | Result | |||
| 1 | + | 299 | >128 | + | >1,280 | + | ||
| 2 | + | 1,2 | 32 | + | 320 | + | ||
| 3 | + | 1,3 | 64 | + | 320 | + | ||
| 4 | – | 0 | <10 | – | 10 | – | ||
| 5 | – | 0 | <10 | – | <10 | – | ||
*Ig, immunoglobulin.
