Volume 16, Number 6—June 2010
Research
Increased Prevalence of Trichinella spp., Northeastern Germany, 2008
Table 2
Western blot results for prevalence of Trichinella spp. in wild boars, Mecklenburg– Western Pomerania and Ostvorpommern, Germany
| Year | Germany, no. positive/no. tested (%) | Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, no. positive/no. tested (%) | Ostvorpommern District, no. positive/ no. tested (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12/397,425 (0.0032) | 0/31,667 (0) | 0/3,616 (0) |
| 2003 | 10/370,187 (0.0027) | 0/30,632 (0) | 0/3,201 (0) |
| 2004 | 11/ 390570 (0.0028) | 0/29,592 (0) | 0/2,992 (0) |
| 2005 | 11/402,996 (0.0027) | 6/32,227 (0.0186) | 4/2,760 (0.1449) |
| 2006 | 8/272,258 (0.0029) | 2/28,764 (0.0070) | 2/2,577 (0.0776) |
| 2007 | 9/282,442 (0.0032) | 4/27094 (0.0148) | 4/2,983 (0.1341) |
| 2008 | 16/354,118 (0.0045) | 12/37,880 (0.0317) | 11/3,921 (0.2805) |
