Acute febrile myalgia in Vietnam due to trichinellosis following the consumption of raw pork.

Walter R J Taylor, Giang Van Tran, Thai Quoc Nguyen, Duong Van Dang, Viet Khong Nguyen, Cap Trung Nguyen, Lam Tien Nguyen, Chinh Quoc Luong, Teresa Scott, Thi Cam Thach Dang, Thi Ha Ninh Tran, Thang Danh Nguyen, Khoung Thi Pham, Annette Fox, Peter Horby, Heiman Wertheim, Hanh Nhan Doan, Hong Ha Nguyen, Lien Minh Thi Trinh, Trung Vu Nguyen, Kinh Van Nguyen, Duc Hien Nguyen

Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009 October 2

Trichinellosis outbreaks occur occasionally in Vietnam following the consumption of undercooked pork. Diagnosing trichinella can be problematic because fever and myalgia are nonspecific, and diagnosis may be delayed. We describe 5 Vietnamese patients in whom trichinellosis was diagnosed after several weeks of illness.

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