Acute febrile myalgia in vietnam due to trichinellosis following the consumption of raw pork

• Main Authors: Walter R.J. Taylor, Giang Van Tran, Thai Quoc Nguyen, Duong Van Dang, Viet Khong Nguyen, Cap Trung Nguyen, Lam Tien Nguyen, Chinh Quoc Luong, Teresa Scott, Dang Thi Cam Thach, Tran Thi Ha Ninh, Thang Danh Nguyen, Khoung Thi Pham, Annette Fox, Peter Horby, Heiman Wertheim, Doan Hanh Nhan, Hong Ha Nguyen, Lien Minh Thi Trinh, Trung Vu Nguyen, Kinh Van Nguyen, Due Hien Nguyen
• Other Authors: University of Oxford
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/27922
• Institution: Mahidol University

Trichinellosis outbreaks occur occasionally in Vietnam following the consumption of undercooked pork. Diagnosing trichinella can be problematic because fever and myalgia are nonspecific, and diagnosis may be delayed. We describe 5 Vietnamese patients in whom trichinellosis was diagnosed after several weeks of illness. © 2009 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.