Volume 24, Number 8—August 2018
Dispatch
Outbreak of Trichinella T9 Infections Associated with Consumption of Bear Meat, Japan
Table 2
Epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory data for 21 symptomatic patients with probable or confirmed Trichinella T9 infection, Japan, December 2016*
Characteristic |
Value |
---|---|
Median age, y (range) | 35 (23–58) |
Sex | |
F | 10 (48) |
M |
11 (52) |
Consumed >3 slices of infected bear meat |
13 (62) |
Median incubation period, d (range) |
19 (6–34) |
Signs and symptoms | |
Fever | 20 (95) |
Rash | 21 (100) |
Myalgia | 17 (81) |
Fatigue | 9 (43) |
Facial edema | 10 (48) |
Peripheral edema | 9 (43) |
Diarrhea | 5 (24) |
Conjunctivitis | 9 (43) |
Uveitis |
2 (10) |
Median duration from date of eating bear meat to date of blood sampling, d (range) | 23 (12–27) |
Median leukocyte count, cells/L (range) | 7.2 × 109 (3.9 × 109 to 16.9 × 109) |
Median eosinophil count, cells/L (range) | 1.0 × 109 (0.1 × 109 to 4.3 × 109) |
Median aspartate aminotransferase level, IU/L (range) | 24 (12–41) |
Median alanine aminotransferase level, IU/L (range) | 22 (9–73) |
Median creatine kinase level, IU/L (range) | 147 (57–786) |
Median C-reactive protein level, mg/L (range) | 9.4 (0.4–67.5) |
*Laboratory data were obtained at initial presentation. Values are no. (%) patients except as indicated.