Trichinella infection in a hunting community in East Greenland
Trichinella nativa infection (trichinellosis) is highly prevalent in Arctic wildlife, but the human burden of trichinellosis in present-day Greenland is unknown. The study aimed to determine Trichinella seroprevalence in an eastern Greenlandic hunting community and to evaluate risk factors for serop...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/be907cdb-45b6-44e3-b541-4e3ecafc6e8f 2023-05-15T13:22:17+02:00 Trichinella infection in a hunting community in East Greenland Møller, L N Koch, A Petersen, Eskild Hjuler, T Kapel, C M O Andersen, A Melbye, M 2010-09-01 https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/trichinella-infection-in-a-hunting-community-in-east-greenland(be907cdb-45b6-44e3-b541-4e3ecafc6e8f).html https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268810000282 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Møller , L N , Koch , A , Petersen , E , Hjuler , T , Kapel , C M O , Andersen , A & Melbye , M 2010 , ' Trichinella infection in a hunting community in East Greenland ' , Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection , vol. 138 , no. 9 , pp. 1252-6 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268810000282 Adolescent Adult Age Factors Animals Wild Blotting Western Child Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Food Parasitology Greenland Humans Male Meat Middle Aged Questionnaires Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Trichinellosis article 2010 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268810000282 2020-07-18T21:07:33Z Trichinella nativa infection (trichinellosis) is highly prevalent in Arctic wildlife, but the human burden of trichinellosis in present-day Greenland is unknown. The study aimed to determine Trichinella seroprevalence in an eastern Greenlandic hunting community and to evaluate risk factors for seropositivity. Overall, 998 inhabitants aged 10 years in the Ammassalik municipality were tested for Trichinella-specific IgG antibodies. Background information was obtained from questionnaires. Seropositivity was 1.4% in persons aged 12% in those aged 60 years. Older age, occupation as hunter or fisherman, and consumption of polar bear meat significantly increased the risk of Trichinella seropositivity. The seropositivity age pattern probably reflects changes in dietary preferences, but could also reflect mandatory meat inspection since 1966. However, preventive measures against Trichinella infection should be strengthened in Greenland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ammassalik Arctic East Greenland Greenland greenlandic polar bear Aarhus University: Research Arctic Greenland Epidemiology and Infection 138 9 1252 1256 |
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Adolescent Adult Age Factors Animals Wild Blotting Western Child Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Food Parasitology Greenland Humans Male Meat Middle Aged Questionnaires Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Trichinellosis Møller, L N Koch, A Petersen, Eskild Hjuler, T Kapel, C M O Andersen, A Melbye, M Trichinella infection in a hunting community in East Greenland |
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Trichinella nativa infection (trichinellosis) is highly prevalent in Arctic wildlife, but the human burden of trichinellosis in present-day Greenland is unknown. The study aimed to determine Trichinella seroprevalence in an eastern Greenlandic hunting community and to evaluate risk factors for seropositivity. Overall, 998 inhabitants aged 10 years in the Ammassalik municipality were tested for Trichinella-specific IgG antibodies. Background information was obtained from questionnaires. Seropositivity was 1.4% in persons aged 12% in those aged 60 years. Older age, occupation as hunter or fisherman, and consumption of polar bear meat significantly increased the risk of Trichinella seropositivity. The seropositivity age pattern probably reflects changes in dietary preferences, but could also reflect mandatory meat inspection since 1966. However, preventive measures against Trichinella infection should be strengthened in Greenland. |
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Trichinella infection in a hunting community in East Greenland |
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Trichinella infection in a hunting community in East Greenland |
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Trichinella infection in a hunting community in East Greenland |
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Trichinella infection in a hunting community in East Greenland |
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Trichinella infection in a hunting community in East Greenland |
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trichinella infection in a hunting community in east greenland |
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Møller , L N , Koch , A , Petersen , E , Hjuler , T , Kapel , C M O , Andersen , A & Melbye , M 2010 , ' Trichinella infection in a hunting community in East Greenland ' , Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection , vol. 138 , no. 9 , pp. 1252-6 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268810000282 |
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