<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Meat is a staple food for a large part of the population and excessive consumption is often done, with serious repercussions on health. But there are situations where even the occasional meat intake can affect the health of the population, if the products have not been verified for sanitary standards. Trichinosis is an example for this situation. Romania has a significant number of cases compared to other European countries. In Constanta County trichinosis incidence is increasing continuously in 2009-2013. Considering these data we can say that prevention and control measures are not sufficient for this pathology.</p></abstract>

Meat is a staple food for a large part of the population and excessive consumption is often done, with serious repercussions on health. But there are situations where even the occasional meat intake can affect the health of the population, if the products have not been verified for sanitary standards. Trichinosis is an example for this situation. Romania has a significant number of cases compared to other European countries. In Constanta County trichinosis incidence is increasing continuously in 2009-2013. Considering these data we can say that prevention and control measures are not sufficient for this pathology.

Particularities Regarding the Evolution of Trichinosis in Constanta County

Faculty of Medicine, University “Ovidius” of Constanta

Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest

ARS Medica Tomitana

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Meat is a staple food for a large part of the population and excessive consumption is often done, with serious repercussions on health. But there are...

Particularities Regarding the Evolution of Trichinosis in Constanta County

Published Online: Jan 18, 2017

Page range: 164 - 168

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsm-2016-0027

Keywords
meat, trichinosis, prevention

© 2016 Severin Beatrice et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Particularities Regarding the Evolution of Trichinosis in Constanta County

Published Online: Jan 18, 2017

Page range: 164 - 168

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arsm-2016-0027

Keywordsmeat, trichinosis, prevention

© 2016 Severin Beatrice et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
meat, trichinosis, prevention