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- noun zoology Any of the
genus Trichinella ofparasitic roundworms .
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Examples
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REPORT: "Outbreak of trichinella infection after consumption of wild boar meat"
Top 4 Enjoyable Unusual Meats You Should Try | Manolith 2010
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This is an infection that occurs when people eat wild mushrooms or domesticated pigs which contain larvae of the worm called trichinella.
8 Common Foodborne Illnesses And Their Symptoms - The Consumerist 2008
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Climate warming that reduces numbers of marine mammals or eliminates them from their current range may decrease the threat and occurrence of human cases of trichinella.
Potential impacts of indirect mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009
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They did find a few pigs fed outdoors that had trichinella but suspected that the infection came from wildlife.
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But trichinella remains an issue for US pork exports, primarily to the EU which insists that carcasses be tested before US product will be accepted.
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Iron counties tested positive for trichinella, a type of roundworm.
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Trichinosis is caused by trichinella, a parasite that was once common in US pigs.
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But modern hog production systems have virtually eliminated trichinella from the US hog herd.
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We know that pig flesh contains trichinella worms wrapped in cysts so that they remain in many pork dishes.
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An arctic strain of trichinella occurs in marine mammals such as walrus [23] and accounts for trichinosis outbreaks in some northern regions (e.g.,
Potential impacts of indirect mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009
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