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Table 2
Human trichinellosis cases documented in Italy from 2005 to 2016 according to hospital discharge records (HDRs), surveillance by the National Reference Laboratory for Trichinella (NRLT), and ECDC reports.
| Year | Locality (region) | No. of cases according to HDRs | No. of cases according to NRLT (No. of hospitalized patients) | Source of infection (etiological agent)a | No. of cases per year according to ECDCb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ancona (Marche) | 1 | n.d.c | Unknown | Italy did not provide any information |
| Avezzano (Abruzzo) | 2 | n.d. | Hunted wild boar (Tb) | ||
| Cagliari (Sardinia)d | 4 | 5 (4) | Free ranging pig (Tb) | ||
| Nuoro (Sardinia)d | 8 | 8 (8) | Free ranging pig (Tb) | ||
| Mantua (Lombardy)e | n.d. | 7 (7) | Horse meat imported from Belgium (Tb) | ||
| 2006 | Verona (Veneto) | 1 | n.d. | Pork consumption in Romania (Ts) | Italy did not provide any information |
| Nuoro (Sardinia)f | 6g | 6 (6) | Free ranging pig (Tb) | ||
| Lombardy | n.d. | 3 (3) | Imported pork from Romania (Ts) | ||
| 2007 | Nuoro (Sardinia)g | 1 | 1 (1) | Free ranging pig (Tb) | 1 |
| 2008 | Tortona (Piedmont) | 1 | n.d. | Pork consumption in Romania (Ts) | Italy did not provide any information |
| Verona (Veneto)h | n.d. | 4 (4) | Pork consumption in Romania (Ts) | ||
| 2009 | Cuneo (Piedmont)i | 1 | 6 (1) | Hunted wild boar (Tb) | 1 |
| Verona (Veneto) | 1 | n.d. | Imported pork from Romania (Ts) | ||
| 2010 | Monza (Lombardy) | 1 | n.d. | Pork consumption in Romania | 0 |
| 2011 | Nuoro (Sardinia)j | n.d. | 6 (6) | Free ranging pig (Tb) | 6 |
| 2012 | Valle del Serchio (Tuscany)k | 1 | 34 (6) | Hunted wild boar (Tb) | 33 |
| Treviso (Friuli Venezia Giulia) | 1 | n.d. | Pork consumption in Romania (Ts) | ||
| 2013 | Torino (Piedmont) | 1 | n.d. | pork consumption in Romania (Ts) | Italy did not provide any information |
| 2014 | Latronico (Basilicata) | n.d. | 4 (1) | Hunted wild boar (Tb) | 4 |
| 2015 | Genova (Liguria) | n.d. | 30 (4) | Suspected hunted wild boar (Tp) | 36l |
| 2016 | Manfredonia (Apulia)m | n.d. | 5 (1) | Hunted wild boar (Tb) | 5 |
| 2016 | Pescara (Abruzzo)n | n.d. | 1 (1) | Pork consumption in Romania (Ts) | |
| 2016 | Mattinata (Apulia) | n.d. | 1 (1) | Hunted wild boar (Tb) | |
| Total | 30 | 121 (54) | 86k | ||
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