The objective of this study was to assess the presence of anti-Trichinella IgG in the serum of persons from ethnic minorities from northwest Vietnam with clinical signs and symptoms that are compatible with trichinellosis. A total of 645 persons were enrolled, of which 200 people lived in two villages where outbreaks of human trichinellosis had been documented in 2004 and 2008, and 445 people who were hospitalized in the Dien Bien and Son La provincial hospitals without a definitive diagnosis. Presence of anti-Trichinella IgG was demonstrated in serum samples by a standardized Enzyme-linked Immunosorbant Assay (ELISA).

Vu Thi Nga, Edoardo Pozio, Nguyen Van De, Nicolas Praet, Patrizio Pezzotti, Sarah Gabriël, Marleen Claes, Nguyen Thi Thuy, Pierre Dorny. Anti-Trichinella IgG in ethnic minorities living in Trichinella-endemic areas in Northwest Vietnam, Acta Tropica,

Available online 27 July 2014

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X14002344

Keywords: Trichinellosis; human; facial oedema; myalgia; serology; Vietnam