Volume 17, Number 12—December 2011
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Worldwide Occurrence and Impact of Human Trichinellosis, 1986–2009
K.rwin Murrell
and Edoardo Pozio
and Edoardo Pozio
Table 5
Demographic data on trichinellosis patients, by World Health Organization region and country, 1986–2009
| Region/country | % Male patients (total no. cases)† | Age, y, of infected persons (no. cases) |
|---|---|---|
| African Region: Ethiopia | 100 (28) | Range 23–25 (3); mean 24 (3) |
| Region of the Americas | ||
| Canada | 62.1 (150) | Range 21–67 (85); mean 34.4 (65) |
| Chile | 60 (667) | Range 5–70 (667) |
| Mexico | 35 (59) | Range 25–44 (59) |
| United States | 57.5 (632) | Range 1–87 (412); mean 42.0 (126); median 37.1 (232) |
| Eastern Mediterranean Region: Lebanon | 54 (44) | Range 10–70 (44); mean 33 (44) |
| European Region | ||
| Bulgaria | 49 (228) | Range 1–70 (228) |
| Croatia | 57 (200) | Range 3–67 (200); mean 35 (200) |
| Czech Republic | 41.9 (31) | Range 9–68 (31); mean 35.9 (31) |
| France | 51.4 (586) | Range 1–84 (581); mean 43.8 (581) |
| Germany | 51.9 (104) | Range 1–73 (101); mean 34.8 (101) |
| Israel | 100 (26) | Mean 32 (26) |
| Italy | 50.3 (382) | Range 1–90 (368); mean 36.7 (368) |
| Romania | 53.2 (521) | Range 1- >60 (521); mean 31.4 (521) |
| Slovakia | 63.6 (11) | Range 16–80 (21); mean 40.5 (21) |
| Spain | 57.5 (237) | Range 2–86 (140); mean 40.7 (177) |
| Turkey | 52.6 (418) | Range 1.5–73 (418); mean 31.1 (418) |
| South-East Asian Region: Thailand | 71 (165) | Range 7–70 (210); mean 35.6 (208); median 34.5 (140) |
| Western Pacific Region | ||
| Laos | 47 (111) | Range 5–69 (111); mean 30.4 (90); median 34 (21) |
| People’s Republic of China | 58.2 (802) | Range 1–90 (482) |
| Vietnam | 92 (42) | Range 20–60 (42); mean 45.4 (42) |
| Singapore | 56 (25) | Mean 22.5 (25) |
*Clinical details and report references are available in the Technical Appendix, section D.
†Data are from reports that presented adequate sex and age data on >10 cases during 1986–2009.
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