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Multilocus genotype analysis outlines distinct histories for Trichinella britovi in the neighboring Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia.
Parasites & vectors - 19 Jun 2018
La Rosa Giuseppe, Vallée Isabelle, Marucci Gianluca, Casabianca François, Bandino Ennio, Galati Fabio, Boireau Pascal, Pozio Edoardo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The zoonotic nematode Trichinella britovi was discovered in two neighboring Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia, almost simultaneously at the beginning of the 21st century. An epidemiological link between the two parasite populations was generally assumed. In 2015, an outbreak of trichinellosis in Nice, the South of France, was reportedly caused by the consumption of raw pork delicatessen...
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