Trichinellosis (Trichinella spp.) (Trichinosis)
1996 Case Definition
CSTE Position Statement Number: 09-ID-64
Clinical description
A disease caused by ingestion of Trichinella larvae.
The disease has variable clinical manifestations. Common signs
and symptoms among symptomatic persons include eosinophilia,
fever, myalgia, and periorbital edema.
Laboratory criteria for diagnosis
- Demonstration of Trichinella larvae
in tissue obtained by muscle biopsy, or
- Positive serologic test for Trichinella
Case classification
Confirmed: a clinically
compatible case that is laboratory confirmed
Comment
In an outbreak setting, at least one case must
be laboratory confirmed. Associated cases should be reported
as confirmed if the patient shared an epidemiologically implicated
meal or ate an epidemiologically implicated meat product and
has either a positive serologic test for trichinosis or a clinically
compatible illness.
The 1996 case definition appearing on this page was re-published in the 2009 CSTE position statement 09-ID-64. Thus, the 1996 and 2010 versions of the case definition are identical.
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