| Abstract: | The paper describes the 2003-2004 outbreak oft richinosis in 2 districts of the Kherson Region. Pork was a source of infection. The disease occurred with the ingestion ofshashlik, raw meat, lard, or minced meat. The diagnosis of trichinosis was established 1-1.5 months after the onset of the disease. The patients received a course of therapy and were discharged in a satisfactory condition. The members of their families were prophylactically treated. Meats were bought at the markets and had negative veterinary sanitary tests. A package of antiepidemic and antiepizootic measures was implemented in the foci of trichinosis. |
