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  • 标题:From science to action and from action to science: the Nunavik Trichinellosis Prevention Program
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  • 作者:Sylvain Larrat ; Manon Simard ; Stéphane Lair
  • 期刊名称:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
  • 印刷版ISSN:1239-9736
  • 电子版ISSN:2242-3982
  • 出版年度:2012
  • 卷号:71
  • DOI:10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18595
  • 语种:English
  • 摘要:Objectives. During the 1980s, walrus-meat consumption caused infections with the parasite Trichinella nativa in Nunavik inhabitants. In response to these events, stakeholders set up the community-based Nunavik Trichinellosis Prevention Program (NTPP). The objectives of the present communication are to review the NTPP, describe how science and action were interwoven in its development and identify its assets and limitations. Study design. Descriptive study. Methods. The NTPP relies on a pooled digestion assay of tongue samples taken from each harvested walrus. The public health recommendations depend on the results of the analyses: infected walrus meat should be destroyed; parasite-free meat may be eaten raw or cooked. Results. All communities involved in the walrus hunt participate in the NTPP and a high percentage of harvested walruses are included in the NTPP. Infected animals account for 2.9% of the walruses tested (20/ 694) since 1992. The NTPP permitted the early management of a trichinellosis event in 1997. Since then, it prevented the new occurrence of outbreaks related to walruses hunted by Nunavimmiut. Conclusions. The absence of recent major outbreaks of trichinellosis in Nunavik may reasonably be attributed to the NTPP. The success of the program stands on many facilitating factors such as the nature of the disease and its source, the existence of an efficient analytic method, the strong involvement of the different partners including direct resource users, as well as the comprehensive bidirectional science-to-action approach that has been followed.Keywords: trichinellosis; prevention; Inuit; walrus; Trichinella nativa(Published: 10 July 2012)Citation: Int J Circumpolar Health 2012, 71: 18595 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18595
  • 关键词:trichinellosis; prevention; Inuit; walrus; Trichinella nativa
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