o:27981 Trichinella infection in Serbia from 2011 to 2020: a success story in the field of One Health en ABSTRACT In Serbia, modern pork production systems with implemented control measures, including the detection of Trichinella larvae in meat (ISO18743), have eliminated farmed pork from pigs slaughtered at abattoirs as a source of trichinellosis. Epidemiological data from 2011 to 2020 indicate that the number of human cases and the number of infected domestic pigs has decreased significantly. Over the years, pork was the most frequent source of human infection. Cases generally occurred in small family outbreaks, and the infection was linked to consumption of raw or undercooked pork from backyard pigs. In most of the outbreaks, T. spiralis was the aetiological agent of infection, but in 2016, a large outbreak was caused by consumption of uninspected wild boar meat containing T. britovi larvae. To achieve safe pork, it is important that consumers of pork from animals raised in backyard smallholdings and of wild game meat are properly educated about the risks associated with consumption of untested meat. Laboratories conducting Trichinella testing should have a functional quality assurance system to ensure competency of analysts and that accurate and repeatable results are achieved. Regular participation in proficiency testing is needed. Serbia, Trichinella infection, trichinellosis 1552099 10.1017/S0950268823000109 1552101 0950-2688 2023-02-10T21:16:27.533Z 44 yes 46 Saša Vasilev University of Belgrade, Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy INEP, Serbia doktor medicinskih nauka-veterina 0000-0001-7870-2713 Ljiljana Sofronić-Milosavljević University of Belgrade, Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy INEP, Serbia doktor medicine, doktor medicinskih nauka person 0000-0002-2721-125X Budimir Plavšić World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Paris, France person Emina Milakara Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Serbia, Veterinary Directorate, Belgrade, Serbia person Dragana Plavša Institute of Public Health of Serbia-Dr Milan Jovanović Batut, Belgrade, Serbia person Milorad Mirilović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia person Ivana Mitić University of Belgrade, Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy INEP, Serbia doktor medicine, doktor medicinskih nauka person 0000-0003-0330-4213 application/pdf 567737 https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:27981 no yes 16 70 92000001 11A29 11A2904 11A10 Epidemiology and Infection 151 Cambridge University Press 2023