@article{
author = "Vasilev, Saša and Mitić, Ivana and Mirilović, Milorad and Plavša, Dragana and Milakara, Emina and Plavšić, Budimir and Sofronić-Milosavljević, Ljiljana",
year = "2023",
abstract = "In Serbia, modern pork production systems with implemented control measures, including
the detection of Trichinella larvae in meat (ISO18743), have eliminated farmed pork from
pigs slaughtered at abattoirs as a source of trichinellosis. Epidemiological data from 2011 to
2020 indicate that the number of human cases and the number of infected domestic pigs
has decreased significantly. Over the years, pork was the most frequent source of human
infection. Cases generally occurred in small family outbreaks, and the infection was linked
to consumption of raw or undercooked pork from backyard pigs. In most of the outbreaks,
T. spiralis was the aetiological agent of infection, but in 2016, a large outbreak was caused
by consumption of uninspected wild boar meat containing T. britovi larvae. To achieve safe
pork, it is important that consumers of pork from animals raised in backyard smallholdings
and of wild game meat are properly educated about the risks associated with consumption of
untested meat. Laboratories conducting Trichinella testing should have a functional quality
assurance system to ensure competency of analysts and that accurate and repeatable results
are achieved. Regular participation in proficiency testing is needed.",
publisher = "Cambridge University Press",
journal = "Epidemiology and Infection",
title = "Trichinella infection in Serbia from 2011 to 2020: a success story in the field of One Health",
volume = "151, 8",
pages = "20e",
doi = "10.1017/S0950268823000109"
}
