Nearly 120 residents of the central province of Córdoba have acquired the parasitic infection trichinosis after eating an unlabelled salami product (chacinados). To date most infections have been identified in Toledo, but there have also been reports from Lozada, Río Segundo and the city of Córdoba. Subsequent inquiries found the Trichinella-infected pork product had not be submitted for ‘proper sanitary inspection’ and ProMED notes that the province ‘has seen repeated outbreaks of trichinellosis over the past decade’, stemming from ‘back-yard pigs’. Read more and also information about trichinosis (trichinellosis) from the US CDC.
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