<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The wild boar <italic>(Sus scrofa)</italic> has a wide geographical distribution and can be an important source of <italic>Trichinella</italic> spp. infection in humans in Romania.The objective of this study was to identify the presence of <italic>Trichinella</italic> spp. in the wild boar population in Bihor County, Romania.Eighty four plasma and diaphragm samples, collected from wild boars, were included in this study. Artificial digestion, ELISA and Western blot were performed on these specimens. All diaphragm samples were negative for <italic>Trichinella</italic> larvae in artificial digestion, while in ELISA, 54 (64.2 %) plasma samples were positive and 6 (7.1 %) plasma samples were doubtful. Western blot was performed on 26 plasma samples from which only 6 (23.0 %) gave a positive result.Serological evidences indicate the presence of <italic>Trichinella</italic> spp. in wild boars from western Romania. Therefore, human consumers might be at risk to ingest <italic>Trichinella</italic> larvae, even in low numbers.</abstract>

The wild boar (Sus scrofa) has a wide geographical distribution and can be an important source of Trichinella spp. infection in humans in Romania.The objective of this study was to identify the presence of Trichinella spp. in the wild boar population in Bihor County, Romania.Eighty four plasma and diaphragm samples, collected from wild boars, were included in this study. Artificial digestion, ELISA and Western blot were performed on these specimens. All diaphragm samples were negative for Trichinella larvae in artificial digestion, while in ELISA, 54 (64.2 %) plasma samples were positive and 6 (7.1 %) plasma samples were doubtful. Western blot was performed on 26 plasma samples from which only 6 (23.0 %) gave a positive result.Serological evidences indicate the presence of Trichinella spp. in wild boars from western Romania. Therefore, human consumers might be at risk to ingest Trichinella larvae, even in low numbers.

Seroprevalance of <italic>Trichinella</italic> spp. in wild boars (<italic>Sus scrofa</italic>) from Bihor county, western Romania

Helminthologia

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Seroprevalance of  spp. in wild boars () from Bihor county, western Romania

The wild boar (Sus scrofa) has a wide geographical distribution and can be an important source of Trichinella spp. infection in humans in Romania.The objective...

Seroprevalance of Trichinella spp. in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Bihor county, western Romania

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Aug 05, 2020

Page range: 235 - 240

Received: Feb 06, 2020

Accepted: Apr 28, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0032

Keywords
Wild boars, Romania, artificial digestion, ELISA, Western blot

© 2020 Z. Boros, I. Vallée, L. C. Panait, C. M. Gherman, A. Chevillot, P. Boireau, V. Cozma, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Seroprevalance of Trichinella spp. in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Bihor county, western Romania

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Aug 05, 2020

Page range: 235 - 240

Received: Feb 06, 2020

Accepted: Apr 28, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0032

KeywordsWild boars, Romania, artificial digestion, ELISA, Western blot

© 2020 Z. Boros, I. Vallée, L. C. Panait, C. M. Gherman, A. Chevillot, P. Boireau, V. Cozma, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Wild boars, Romania, artificial digestion, ELISA, Western blot