Detection of Alaria spp. mesocercariae in game meat in Germany

Neurological and Ocular Fascioliasis in Humans

“…appears to be relatively frequent in game meat in Germany (Möhl et al, 2009;Riehm et al, 2011). Thus, despite the assumption that no human larval alariasis case has been reported in Germany so far (Möhl et al, 2009), it may be concluded that the D. ophthalmobium case was most probably due to mesocercarial alariasis after eventual transmammary transmission.…”

Prevalence of Alaria infection in companion animals in north central Oklahoma from 2006 through 2015 and detection in wildlife

“…9,10 The only Alaria sp recorded to date in Europe is A alata. 1,6,13,14 Although not definitively associated with human disease, A alata has been experimentally transmitted to a rhesus monkey. 11,13 Over the past decade during mandatory testing of wild pigs (Sus scrofa scrofa) for Trichinella spp in the European Union, A alata mesocercariae have been discovered in wild pig tissues, primarily in muscle fascia and adipose tissue.…”

“…11,13 Over the past decade during mandatory testing of wild pigs (Sus scrofa scrofa) for Trichinella spp in the European Union, A alata mesocercariae have been discovered in wild pig tissues, primarily in muscle fascia and adipose tissue. 1,6,[14][15][16][17][18][19] In Europe, alariosis had been classified as a low-risk zoonosis. 1,6,13,14 However, with expansion of wild pig populations, an increase in the prevalence of mesocercariae in wild pigs, an increase in human consumption of meat from wild pigs, changes in cooking methods, and recognition of severe and fatal disease in hu-Small Animals mans, A alata is now considered an emerging threat to human health.…”

“…1,6,[14][15][16][17][18][19] In Europe, alariosis had been classified as a low-risk zoonosis. 1,6,13,14 However, with expansion of wild pig populations, an increase in the prevalence of mesocercariae in wild pigs, an increase in human consumption of meat from wild pigs, changes in cooking methods, and recognition of severe and fatal disease in hu-Small Animals mans, A alata is now considered an emerging threat to human health. 1,6,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Surveillance of Trichinella spp in the United States is not mandatory and does not include wild pig populations.…”

“…1,6,13,14 However, with expansion of wild pig populations, an increase in the prevalence of mesocercariae in wild pigs, an increase in human consumption of meat from wild pigs, changes in cooking methods, and recognition of severe and fatal disease in hu-Small Animals mans, A alata is now considered an emerging threat to human health. 1,6,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Surveillance of Trichinella spp in the United States is not mandatory and does not include wild pig populations. 21 Control has been achieved in domesticated pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) through enforcement of laws that prevent feeding of raw garbage and through improvements in biosecurity and hygiene in confinement-type swine production units.…”