Two outbreaks of trichinellosis in the state of Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany, 1998

S Rehmet; G Sinn; O Robstad; H David; D Lesser; K Nöckler; G Scherholz; K D Erkrath; D Pechmann; L Petersen; R Kundt; G Oltmans; R Lange; J Laumen; U Nogay; M Dixius; J Eichenberg; F Dinse; D Stegemann; W Lotz; D Franke; P Hagelschur; A Ammon; M Steigert

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Two outbreaks of trichinellosis in the state of Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany, 1998
S Rehmet¹ , G Sinn¹ , O Robstad^1,2 , H David⁵ , D Lesser⁴ , K Nöckler⁶ , G Scherholz⁷ , K D Erkrath⁸ , D Pechmann⁹ , L Petersen^1,3 , R Kundt¹⁰ , G Oltmans¹¹ , R Lange¹² , J Laumen¹³ , U Nogay¹⁴ , M Dixius¹⁵ , J Eichenberg¹⁶ , F Dinse¹⁷ , D Stegemann , W Lotz¹⁹ , D Franke²⁰ , P Hagelschur²⁰ , A Ammon¹ , M Steigert²⁰
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin; Germany ² European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET) ³ National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC ⁴ Ministry of Women, Youth, Family and Health (MFJFG), Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany ⁵ Ministry of Environment, Environmental Planning and Agriculture, (MURL), Northrhine-Westfalia; Germany ⁶ National Veterinarian Reference Laboratory for Trichinellosis at the Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinarian Medicine (BgVV) Berlin; Germany ⁷ Health Department Bonn, Germany ⁸ Health Department Bottrop; Germany ⁹ Health Department Düsseldorf; Germany ¹⁰ Health Department Essen; Germany ¹¹ Health Department Gelsenkirchen; Germany ¹² Health Department Mettmann; Germany ¹³ Health Department Neuss; Germany ¹⁴ Health Department Recklinghausen; Germany ¹⁵ Health Department Rhein-Sieg-Kreis; Germany ¹⁶ Health Department Solingen; Germany ¹⁷ Health Department Viersen; Germany ¹⁹ Veterinary Department Essen; Germany ²⁰ Veterinary Department Mettmann; Germany

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Citation style for this article: Rehmet S, Sinn G, Robstad O, David H, Lesser D, Nöckler K, Scherholz G, Erkrath k D, Pechmann D, Petersen L, Kundt R, Oltmans G, Lange R, Laumen J, Nogay U, Dixius M, Eichenberg J, Dinse F, Stegemann D, Lotz W, Franke D, Hagelschur P, Ammon A, M Steigert. Two outbreaks of trichinellosis in the state of Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany, 1998. Euro Surveill. 1999;4(7):pii=80. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.04.07.00080-en

Abstract

Illness or death from trichinellosis is statutorily notifiable in Germany. Between nought and ten cases were reported each year from 1987 to 1997. From November 1998 to January 1999, however, 52 cases of trichinellosis were identified by the public health