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Buenos Aires Officials Report 40 Trichinosis Cases as Wild Boar Outbreak Surfaces

Detection of a suspected third cluster in Escobar has prompted officials to expand testing alongside tighter cooking and farm biosecurity measures

El Ministerio de Salud de la provincia de Buenos Aires confirmó dos infecciones por triquinosis y un tercera en investigación, con un total de 40 casos diagnosticados hasta julio
Se diagnosticaron 40 casos de triquinosis hasta la tercera semana de julio
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Overview

  • The July 13–19 epidemiological bulletin recorded 81 suspected cases in Buenos Aires province, of which 40 have been confirmed, three discarded and 38 remain under analysis
  • Eight new infections in Bahía Blanca and Tornquist were linked to undercooked wild boar meat consumed during a family hunting event
  • Health authorities are investigating a possible third outbreak in Escobar, where five symptomatic individuals are under study at the Department of Rural Zoonosis
  • All confirmed cases in the province have stemmed from homemade or artisanal pork and game products, underscoring the risks of seasonal home butchery
  • Officials are urging consumers to cook pork and game meat to at least 71 °C, buy only certified products and reinforce biosecurity on farms and in slaughter facilities