Definitions
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- noun
trichinosis
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Pork is forbidden because it has to be very thoroughly cooked, otherwise you can get what we call trichinellosis.
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Outdoor or extensively reared pigs that may be exposed to wildlife are at a greater risk of contracting trichinellosis from wildlife sources (6).
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In 2008, there were two cases of trichinellosis in Ireland.
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In Europe, the prevalence of human trichinellosis varies considerably between countries.
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The last native case of human trichinellosis reported in Ireland was in 1968.
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There has been no report of trichinellosis in animals in Ireland since 1968 (7).
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The report, which covers 15 zoonotic infections, also provides data on other zoonoses, such as brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis and rabies, and the two parasitic zoonoses trichinellosis and echinococcosis.
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