| Trichinosis in the Canadian Arctic: report of five outbreaks and a new clinical syndrome. | |
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PMID: 2760502 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Trichinosis is a serious but understudied medical problem in the Arctic. Forty-nine consecutive cases in the Inuit population of northeastern Canada are described. Most developed the disease after eating raw walrus, and the clinical presentation of most of these cases differed from previously reported descriptions of classic trichinosis due to Trichinella spiralis. Unlike the classic syndrome of a brief period of diarrhea followed by fever, myalgia, muscle weakness, and edema, the most common presentation in these cases was a prolonged diarrhea without fever and with brief muscle symptoms. High peripheral eosinophilia, high Trichinella antibody serotiters, and little direct or indirect evidence of muscle invasion in many of those with the chronic diarrheal presentation suggest a new clinical syndrome due to a different species of Trichinella seen in the Arctic or to reinfection with Trichinella. |
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Authors:
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J D MacLean; J Viallet; C Law; M Staudt |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of infectious diseases Volume: 160 ISSN: 0022-1899 ISO Abbreviation: J. Infect. Dis. Publication Date: 1989 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1989-09-19 Completed Date: 1989-09-19 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0413675 Medline TA: J Infect Dis Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 513-20 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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McGill University Centre for Tropical Disease, Department of Medicine, Montreal General Hospital, Canada. |
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Animals Arctic Regions Diarrhea / etiology Greenland Humans Muscles / parasitology Quebec Syndrome Trichinella / isolation & purification Trichinellosis / diagnosis, epidemiology* |
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