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

Affiliations

Boros Z.: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, 3-5 Mănăstur street, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Vallée I.: UMR, BIPAR, ANSES, ENVA, INRA, Laboratory for Animal Health, Street 14 Pierre and Marie Curie, F-94 701Maisons-Alfort, France
Panait L. C.: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, 3-5 Mănăstur street, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Gherman C. M.: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, 3-5 Mănăstur street, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Chevillot A.: UMR, BIPAR, ANSES, ENVA, INRA, Laboratory for Animal Health, Street 14 Pierre and Marie Curie, F-94 701Maisons-Alfort, France
Boireau P.: UMR, BIPAR, ANSES, ENVA, INRA, Laboratory for Animal Health, Street 14 Pierre and Marie Curie, F-94 701Maisons-Alfort, France
Cozma V.: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, 3-5 Mănăstur street, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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.