Outbreak of Trichinella T9 Infections Associated with Consumption of Bear Meat, Japan

Abstract

An outbreak of trichinellosis occurred in Japan in December 2016. All case-patients had eaten undercooked bear meat, from which Trichinella larvae were subsequently isolated. DNA sequencing analysis of the mitochondrial genes cytochrome c-oxidase subunit 1 and internal transcribed spacer 2 confirmed that Trichinella T9 had caused the outbreak.

Keywords

• Trichinella T9
• bear meat
• Japan
• trichinellosis
• outbreak
• foodborne disease