Bear Meat Trichinosis
Authors: RODMAN WILSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Case Studies1 May 1967Bear Meat TrichinosisProfound Serum Protein Alterations, Minor Eosinophilia, and Response to ThiabendazoleRODMAN WILSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.RODMAN WILSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-5-965 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTrichinosis in human beings is infrequent now in the United States. The decline in prevalence of the disease is considered to be due to laws requiring the cooking of garbage before it is fed to swine, the widespread use of processed foods, the use of meat stored for long periods in low temperature lockers, and to public education concerning the hazards of eating inadequately cooked pork (1). 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Anchorage, AlaskaFrom Providence Hospital, Anchorage, Alaska.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Rodman Wilson, M.D., 742 "K" St., Anchorage, Alaska 99501. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByTradition and TransitionAdvances in the treatment and control of tissue-dwelling helminth parasitesEpidemiology II Geographic Distribution and PrevalenceThe benzimidazole anthelmintics — chemistry and biological activityChemotherapy of Trichinella spiralis infections (a review)Human and Veterinary Anthelmintics (1965–71)Bear Meat Trichinosis Epidemiologic, Serologic, and Clinical Observations from Two Alaskan OutbreaksPAUL S. CLARK, M.D., KEITH M. BROWNSBERGER, M.D., ARNOLD R. SASLOW, M.P.H., IRVING G. KAGAN, Ph.D., GARY R. NOBLE, M.D., M.P.H., JAMES E. MAYNARD, M.D., M.P.H.Therapy in trichinosis 1 May 1967Volume 66, Issue 5Page: 965-971KeywordsEatingFoodIngestionMeatMuscle biopsiesNauseaOral administrationSwineTemperatureTrichinellosis Issue Published: 1 May 1967 PDF DownloadLoading ...