Contemporary epidemiological situation at trichinellosis in Chukot District of the Chukot Autonomous Area

Bukina L.A., Poletaeva O.G.

E-mail: lidiya.bukina@mail.ru

The results of a serological survey for trichinellosis among Chukot indigenous people are presented. The highest susceptibility to trichinella antigens and the highest infection prevalence was observed in patients who consumed meat from marine mammals. It was revealed that trichinella invasion was in the form of larvae carriage.

Keywords: marine mammal hunting, walrus, trichinellosis, ELISA, traditional diet