o:36532 Trichinella meat inspection by the compression method-First proficiency test en ABSTRACT In some countries, like Serbia, trichinellosis is one of the most important foodborne zoonotic parasitic diseases. The local authority in Serbia requires laboratory staff performing official controls on meat to be properly trained and participate regularly in proficiency testing for the detection of Trichinella larvae in meat by the magnetic stirrer method (MSM), organized by National Reference Laboratory for Trichinella. However, as in other countries in the world (in South America, Africa, and Asia), in Serbia, the compression method for detection of Trichinella larvae during meat testing is also in use. In spite of that, there is no described proficiency test (PT) for veterinarians who use this method. trichinellosis, parasitic diseases, proficiency testing, detection of Trichinella larvae in meat 1552099 10.1016/j.vetpar.2025.110583 1552101 0304-4017 2025-09-04T10:53:13.929Z 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 Dragan Vasilev 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 medicinskih nauka person 0000-0003-0330-4213 Ivan Vićić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia person Branko Suvajdžić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia person application/pdf 132790 https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:36532 no yes 1 70 92000001 11A29 11A2904 11A10 Veterinary Parasitology 339 Elsevier 2025