<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction:</bold> The objective was to evaluate the epizootic and epidemiological situation of <italic>Trichinella</italic> sp. infection in Poland between 2006 and 2015 against the dynamics of the wild boar population and its primary reservoir host.<bold>Material and Methods:</bold> Boar and porcine trichinosis epizootic analysis was based on General Veterinary Inspectorate data from RRW-6 bulletins. The epidemiological situation was evaluated on the basis of the data supplied by the Department of Epidemiology of the National Institute of Hygiene - National Institute of Public Health. The wild boar hunting harvest and population dynamics were estimated, as these animals remain the basic infection source for humans. Population size and harvest data were obtained from hunting statistics.<bold>Results:</bold> The study timeframe showed an almost 2.5-fold increase in <italic>Trichinella</italic> infection cases in wild boars but a significant decline in human cases. In the domestic pig, the incidence rate did not exceed 0.00037%. The highest infection risk exists in West Pomerania, Greater Poland, and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Provinces. Over the study period, the wild boar population increased more than 1.5-fold, while the hunting harvest more than tripled. During the last two seasons the total hunt surpassed 100% of the spring population.<bold>Conclusion:</bold> Wild boar management by increasing the hunting take of the annual population growth should limit that growth and decrease the take in the future. Thereby, over some years intra-species trichinosis spread should reduce, for a substantial safety gain for wild boar meat.</abstract>

Introduction: The objective was to evaluate the epizootic and epidemiological situation of Trichinella sp. infection in Poland between 2006 and 2015 against the dynamics of the wild boar population and its primary reservoir host.Material and Methods: Boar and porcine trichinosis epizootic analysis was based on General Veterinary Inspectorate data from RRW-6 bulletins. The epidemiological situation was evaluated on the basis of the data supplied by the Department of Epidemiology of the National Institute of Hygiene - National Institute of Public Health. The wild boar hunting harvest and population dynamics were estimated, as these animals remain the basic infection source for humans. Population size and harvest data were obtained from hunting statistics.Results: The study timeframe showed an almost 2.5-fold increase in Trichinella infection cases in wild boars but a significant decline in human cases. In the domestic pig, the incidence rate did not exceed 0.00037%. The highest infection risk exists in West Pomerania, Greater Poland, and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Provinces. Over the study period, the wild boar population increased more than 1.5-fold, while the hunting harvest more than tripled. During the last two seasons the total hunt surpassed 100% of the spring population.Conclusion: Wild boar management by increasing the hunting take of the annual population growth should limit that growth and decrease the take in the future. Thereby, over some years intra-species trichinosis spread should reduce, for a substantial safety gain for wild boar meat.

Epizootic and epidemiological situation of <italic>Trichinella</italic> sp. infection in Poland in 2006–2015 in view of wild boar population dynamics

Department of Zoology, Ecology and Wildlife Management

Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Epizootic and epidemiological situation of  sp. infection in Poland in 2006–2015 in view of wild boar population dynamics

Introduction: The objective was to evaluate the epizootic and epidemiological situation of Trichinella sp. infection in Poland between 2006 and 2015 against...

Epizootic and epidemiological situation of Trichinella sp. infection in Poland in 2006–2015 in view of wild boar population dynamics

Published Online: Jun 12, 2017

Page range: 181 - 187

Received: Dec 09, 2016

Accepted: May 10, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0023

Keywords
wild boar, epidemiology, Poland

© 2017 Marian Flis et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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Epizootic and epidemiological situation of Trichinella sp. infection in Poland in 2006–2015 in view of wild boar population dynamics

Published Online: Jun 12, 2017

Page range: 181 - 187

Received: Dec 09, 2016

Accepted: May 10, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0023

Keywordswild boar, epidemiology, Poland

© 2017 Marian Flis et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Keywords
wild boar, epidemiology, Poland