TY - JOUR AU - Tada, Katsushige AU - Suzuki, Hiromichi AU - Sato, Yosuke AU - Morishima, Yasuyuki AU - Nagano, Isao AU - Ishioka, Haruhiko AU - Gomi, Harumi T1 - Outbreak of Trichinella T9 Infections Associated with Consumption of Bear Meat, Japan T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 8 SP - 1532 SN - 1080-6059 AB - An outbreak of trichinellosis occurred in Japan in December 2016. All case-patients had eaten undercooked bear meat, from which Trichinella larvae were subsequently isolated. DNA sequencing analysis of the mitochondrial genes cytochrome c-oxidase subunit 1 and internal transcribed spacer 2 confirmed that Trichinella T9 had caused the outbreak. KW - Trichinella T9 KW - bear meat KW - Japan KW - trichinellosis KW - outbreak KW - foodborne disease KW - parasites DO - 10.3201/eid2408.172117 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/17-2117_article ER - End of Reference