| Trichinosis in southern Lebanon. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 6706538 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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An outbreak of trichinosis in two villages in southern Lebanon affected over 100 patients, aged 3 to 70 years, who celebrated Christmas and New Year's of 1981 by feasting on rare pork. Six were hospitalized in Israel. The diagnosis was made on clinical and histological grounds. The clinical picture included the classical features, but was unusual in that rarely reported pedal or pretibial edema, pruritus and vertigo, were prominent. There was one case with suspected myocarditis. Two women in the first trimester of pregnancy had miscarriages. All patients recovered. With the unstable political situation in Lebanon in recent years, veterinary and sanitary supervision has deteriorated, and most pigpens are infected with trichinosis. |
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Authors:
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D S Blondheim; R Klein; G Ben-Dror; G Schick |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Israel journal of medical sciences Volume: 20 ISSN: 0021-2180 ISO Abbreviation: Isr. J. Med. Sci. Publication Date: 1984 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1984-05-16 Completed Date: 1984-05-16 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0013105 Medline TA: Isr J Med Sci Country: ISRAEL |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 141-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Abortion, Spontaneous
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etiology Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Child Child, Preschool Cookery Disease Outbreaks / epidemiology* Epidemiologic Methods Female Humans Lebanon Mebendazole / therapeutic use Middle Aged Pregnancy Sanitation Swine Trichinella / isolation & purification Trichinellosis / drug therapy, epidemiology*, physiopathology |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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31431-39-7/Mebendazole |
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