Screening of trichinosis in wild boar in IASI county, N-E area of Romania in 2014-2018

Abstract

Unrealizing the control of wild boar, in the case of shotguns, may be the cause of the occurrence of positive cases of Trichinella in the county of Iasi. The completion of the epidemiological studies of the hunting funds in Iasi County contribute to the identification and confirmation of the presence of trichinella outbreaks. EFSA adopted on 3 October 2011 a scientific opinion on the public health risks to be taken into account when carrying out meat inspections. In this opinion EFSA notes that Trichinella represents a medium risk to public health related to meat consumption. EFSA identifies the sporadic presence of Trichinella in the United States mainly for swine fever or for those born in freedom. Annual surveillance of the same hunting funds for wild boar is an important tool for assessing the evolution of prevalence. Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 does not apply to wild boar which is supplied directly to the final consumer, so it is up to the Member States to adopt national measures to limit the risk of man being infected with Trichinella following wild boar consumption. The hunting funds from which the samples were collected are in Iasi County and represent the Turia Perieni area, Bahlui area and Mădârjac area. The samples were collected from the elected places. Between 2014 and 2018, we processed 200 samples, and the method used to detect the parasite was the compression method. Even if the results were negative, the study has brought new data on disease dynamics among wild boar population from Iasi county hunting grounds.