Trichinosis
Authors: DONALD G. POCOCK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Article1 September 1963TrichinosisA Point Source OutbreakDONALD G. POCOCK, M.D., F.A.C.P., PAUL R. SCHNURRENBERGER, D.V.M., ARTHUR D. ZIEGLER, M.P.H., FREDERICK H. WENTWORTH, M.D., WINSLOW J. BASHE JR., M.D.DONALD G. POCOCK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, PAUL R. SCHNURRENBERGER, D.V.M.Search for more papers by this author, ARTHUR D. ZIEGLER, M.P.H.Search for more papers by this author, FREDERICK H. WENTWORTH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WINSLOW J. BASHE JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-3-323 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis is a report of an epidemic of trichinosis which occurred in a hospital population. Since only 20 to 25 cases of trichinosis are reported and investigated annually in the state of Ohio, the 60 cases identified in this outbreak represent an unusual opportunity to study the disease. The epidemic is of special interest because an unusual source of infection appeared to be responsible for the epidemic. It is hoped that this report will alert physicians that clinical trichinosis can be caused by eating very small amounts of infected meat, which may be mixed with other meat products making them...References1. BARRETTSEARS CDR: The epidemiology of trichinosis. Amer. J. Public Health 28: 706, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. GOULD SE: Trichinosis, Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. FERENBAUGHSEGALSCHULZE TLLHA: A trichinosis epidemic of sixty-four cases. JAMA 110: 1434, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. SHOOKHOFFBIRNKRANTGREENBERG HBWBM: An outbreak of trichinosis in New York City. Amer. J. Public Health 36: 1403, 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Report: Interned Germans are ill from trichinosis. JAMA 118, 1942. Google Scholar6. HATHAWAYBLANEY FHL: Trichinosis: report of an epidemic. Ann. Intern. Med. 26: 250, 1947. LinkGoogle Scholar7. OPPENHEIMWHIMSFRISCH JMCBAW: Trichinosis, clinical and laboratory observations in a group of 256 cases. Milit. Surg. 101: 294, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. FRISCHWHIMSOPPENHEIM AWCBJM: Intradermal reactions in trichinosis. Amer. J. Clin. Path. 17: 16, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. SUESSENGUTH H: Improved antigen for the slide test for trichinosis. Amer. J. Med. Techn. 13: 213, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. OSGOODSTONE SBWJ: Recent outbreaks of trichinosis in man in Oregon. Proc. 91st A .V .M .S. 420, 1954. Google Scholar11. SWEENEYQUEENBARRETT JSFBTF: Trichinosis: a sporadic outbreak with report of a case. Ann. Intern. Med. 21: 1037, 1944. LinkGoogle Scholar12. KERSHAWST. HILLSEMPLEDAVIES WECAABJB: The distribution of the larvae of trichinella spiralis in the muscles, viscera and central nervous system in cases of trichinosis at Liverpool in 1953, and the relation of the severity of the illness to the intensity of infection. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasit. 50: 355, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. RANSOM BH: Effects of refrigeration upon the larvae of trichinella spiralis. J. Agic. Res. 5: 819, 1916. Google Scholar14. RANSOMSCHWARTZ BHB: Effects of heat on trichinae. J. Agric. Res. 17: 201, 1919. Google Scholar15. HEEREN R: Weekly Morbidity and Mortality Reports, National Office of Vital Statistics 10 (6), Feb. 17, 1961. Google Scholar16. SEMPLEDAVIESKERSHAWST. HILL ABJBWECA: An outbreak of trichinosis in Liverpool in 1953. Brit. Med. J. 1: 1002, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar17. SUESSENGUTHBAUERGREENLEE HAHAM: Evaluation of the Suessenguth-Kline test for trichinosis. Public Health Rep. 72: 939, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar18. SUESSENGUTHBAUER HAH: Clinical and serological evaluation of Suessenguth-Kline slide flocculation tests for trichinosis. Pub. Health Lab. 17: 1, 1959. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Massillon and Columbus, OhioFrom the Medical Service, Massillon City Hospital, Massillon, Ohio, and the Division of Communicable Diseases, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, Ohio.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Donald G. Pocock, M.D., 420 Lake Avenue, N.E., Massillon, Ohio. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 September 1963Volume 59, Issue 3Page: 323-331KeywordsEatingEosinophiliaGastroenterology and hepatologyMeatMedical servicesMyalgia Issue Published: 1 September 1963 PDF DownloadLoading ...