Volume 17, Number 12—December 2011
CME ACTIVITY
Worldwide Occurrence and Impact of Human Trichinellosis, 1986–2009
K.rwin Murrell
and Edoardo Pozio
and Edoardo PozioTable 1
Clinically confirmed cases of trichinellosis in humans documented in World Health Organization regions, 1986–2009
| Region (no. countries) | No. (%) countries with trichinellosis | No. (%) documented human infections | No. (%) deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Region (46) | 1 (2.17) | 28 (0.04) | 1 (3.57) |
| Region of the Americas (12) | 5 (42.67) | 7,179 (10.90) | 10 (0.10) |
| Eastern Mediterranean Region (22) | 2 (9.09) | 50 (0.07) | 0 |
| European Region (50) | 29 (58.00) | 56,912 (86.47) | 24 (0.04) |
| South-East Asian Region (11) | 1 (9.69) | 219 (0.33) | 1 (0.50) |
| Western Pacific Region (27) | 3 (11.11) | 1,344 (2.04) | 6 (0.40) |
| Other* |
NA |
86 (0.13) |
0 |
| Total (168) | 41 (24) | 65,818 (100.00) | 42 (0.40) |
*Infections acquired in countries other than the one in which diagnosis occurred. NA, not applicable
