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Rare Disease

trichinellosis

MONDO:0019444

Also known as:Trichinella caused disease or disorderTrichinella disease or disorderTrichinella infectious disease

Overview

A zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked meat (pork and wild game) infected by nematodes of the genus Trichinella and that is characterized by an enteral (intestinal) phase, that can be asymptomatic or that can manifests with diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, and a parenteral (muscular) phase, manifesting with fever, periorbital edema, muscle swelling and pain, weakness, and in some cases, skin rash and peripheral edema. Rarely, potentially fatal cardiac (i.e. myocarditis), pulmonary (i.e. pneumonitis, respiratory failure), and nervous system (i.e. meningoencephalitis) complications may occur.

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for trichinellosis has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for trichinellosis.

274 publications have been identified in PubMed for trichinellosis. Kisho has analyzed 187 by research type. Research spans Basic Science / Preclinical (44%), Epidemiology / Natural History (25%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (14%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Laboratory research	82	44%

Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 18, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:863

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:5250

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