Argentina has approved a new national plan on the prevention and control of Trichinella. The National Service for Agri-Food Health and Quality (Senasa) said the move updates the regulations on the management of the disease throughout the country. The aim is to reduce cases in humans through the early detection of animals with parasites and directing sanitation actions in pig production.
Senasa said the regulatory update is in line with the recommendations of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) and the International Commission on Trichinellosis (ICT). It incorporates changes in the process of sending animals for slaughter when an outbreak is detected and different ways to manage the disease, according to the sanitary, hygienic and production conditions of each establishment. In addition to the artificial digestion technique as the official method for detecting the disease in meat for consumption, the new resolution includes the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method that can detect specific antibodies against Trichinella larvae.
As part of a self-control system, pig slaughtering sites authorized by Senasa must ensure the diagnosis of Trichinella through a set analytical technique. Examples of outbreaks Trichinosis is transmitted by eating raw or undercooked pork contaminated with the parasite Trichinella. From the beginning of 2024 until early August, the province of Buenos Aires reported 157 suspected cases of trichinosis, of which 61 were confirmed, and.
