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Novel Prevention Program for Trichinellosis in Inuit Communities

Novel Prevention Program for Trichinellosis in Inuit Communities

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Novel Prevention Program for Trichinellosis in Inuit Communities

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Full title

Novel Prevention Program for Trichinellosis in Inuit Communities

Publisher

Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press

Journal title

Clinical infectious diseases, 2002-06, Vol.34 (11), p.1508-1514

Language

English

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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press

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Contents

Repeated outbreaks of trichinellosis caused by the consumption of Trichinella-infected walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) meat, which have sometimes led to serious morbidity, have stimulated Inuit communities in Nunavik (northern Quebec), Canada, to develop an innovative trichinellosis prevention program. The program involves preconsumption testing of meat...

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Novel Prevention Program for Trichinellosis in Inuit Communities

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71713152

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71713152

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ISSN

1058-4838

E-ISSN

1537-6591

DOI

10.1086/340342

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