Pork sausage and trichinellosis risk in Argentina
What it found
A computer model estimated the risk of getting trichinellosis from eating pork meat sausages in Argentina.
It predicted about 109 cases a year.
What they found
Predicted risk
The model predicted a risk of human trichinellosis of 4.88 × 10(-6) from pork meat sausage consumption.
Estimated yearly cases
The model estimated 109 trichinellosis cases per year in Argentina.
Storage survival matters most
The risk was most sensitive to the number of Trichinella larvae that survived the storage period.
Infection probability
The risk was also sensitive to the average probability of infection.
Storage time
Storage time had a smaller influence on the predicted risk.
What the authors conclude
- They say the model allowed them to assess the impact of different factors influencing the risk of acquiring trichinellosis.
- They suggest the model may help select possible strategies to reduce the risk in the chain of by-products of pork production.
How it was done
In some areas of Argentina, trichinellosis is endemic, and the authors say a more effective prevention and control programme is needed.
The authors built a quantitative model describing how pork meat sausages are produced, processed, transported, stored, sold and consumed in Argentina. The model estimated the risk of human trichinellosis from eating these sausages.
What it can’t tell you
- We summarised it from the abstract only.
- This is a computer model based on assumed conditions, not a study of actual people eating sausages.
- It cannot prove that any single sausage will or will not cause illness.
Who paid
- Authors work at
- National University of the Littoral, Argentina; Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral, Argentina; Catholic University of Córdoba, Argentina
The paper
- Title
- Quantitative Risk Assessment of Human Trichinellosis Caused by Consumption of Pork Meat Sausages in Argentina
- Type
- Study
- Summarised from
- Abstract only
- Cite
- Sequeira GJ, Zbrun MV, Soto LP, et al (2016). Quantitative Risk Assessment of Human Trichinellosis Caused by Consumption of Pork Meat Sausages in Argentina. Zoonoses and public health. doi:10.1111/zph.12219PubMed 26227185DOI
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