Trichinella spp. are parasitic roundworms1 that can cause foodborne disease. A publication by Scallan et al.2 in 2011 estimated that 156 human foodborne trichinosis cases, including 0 deaths, occur annually in the US.
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne trichinosis in the US and Canada include:
James A. Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, USA
Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, USA
Gurish Laboratory, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Center for Food-borne & Animal Parasitology, Saskatoon Laboratory, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne trichinosis in Europe include:
Department of Infectious Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, The Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy
Pascal Boireau, UPVM, ENVA, AFSSA, INRA, France
French National Reference Centre (NRC) for Trichinella, France
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Germany
Albert Marinculić,Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Division of Veterinary Clinical Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, United Kingdom
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Poland
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne trichinosis in South and Latin America include:
Medical Research Unit in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, IMSS, Mexico
Key laboratories studying various aspects of foodborne trichinosis in Asia and Australia include:
Liu Mingyuan-Key Laboratory of Zoonoses,Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, PR China
Additional resources on Trichinella spp.:
A number of key sources on Trichinella spp. and trichinosis are available.
Organization: International Commission on Trichinellosis：established in 1958 in Budapest, Hungary in recognition of a need for communication among Trichinella experts worldwide.
Website: Trichinellosis (also known as Trichinosis), CDC, USA
Trichinosis, PubMed Health, US National Library of Medicine
The Trichinella Page, Columbia University
Trichinella - Pathogenes and Contaminants, USDA
References
1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinella
2Scallan et al. 2011.Emerging Infectious Diseases 17:7-15 PMID:21192848