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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 127, No. 6: 1302-1311
Copyright © 1988 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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TWO OUTBREAKS OF TRICHINOSIS CAUSED BY HORSEMEAT IN FRANCE IN 1985

THIERRY ANCELLE1,, JEAN DUPOUY-CAMET1, MAREE-EUSABETH BOUGNOUX2, VINCENT FOURESTIE3, HUBERT PETIT4, GENEVDEVE MOUGEOT5, JEAN-PIERRE NOZAIS6 and JACQUES LAPIERRE1

1Service de Parasitologie, Hôpital Cochin, Universite Rene Descartes 27 rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75674 Paris Cedex 14, France
2Service de Parasitologie, Hôpital H. Mondor, Universite Paris 12, Creteil
3Service des urgences medico-chirurgicales, Hôpi-tal H. Mondor, Universite Paris 12, Creteil
4Bureau d' Epidemiologie, Direction des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales de Paris
5Service de Parasitologie, Hopital St. Antoine, Universite Paris 6
6Service de Parasitologie et Medecine Tropicale, Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere, Universite Paris 6

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Two outbreaks of trichinosis occurred in France in August and October of 1985, and 1,073 cases in all were Identified. In the first outbreak, two localities were involved: the town of Melun and the 14th district of Paris. To determine the origin of the contamination, three case-control studies were carried out among patients' families, among the populations of these two areas, and among the inmates in the prison of Melun. In the second outbreak, cases again occurred in Paris but in a different district (the 12th), in the city's suburbs, and in other towns scattered throughout France. Although no parasites were found in any of the meat examined in either outbreak, results of the study indicate that infection was due to horse-meat consumption and led to the incrimination of two carcasses, one imported from a slaughterhouse in the United States and the other from West Germany. These findings led the French Ministry of Agriculture to order the inspection for trichinosis of all meat from horses slaughtered both in France and in countries exporting horsemeat to France.

disease outbreaks; horses; Trichlneila; trichinosis


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