Table 1. Clinical characteristics and results of serologic assays of 8 case-patients with Trichinella infection, Taiwan, 2008.

Patient no./group	Age, y/ sex	Incubation period, d	Symptoms	Eosinophils, cells/μL	Acute-phase titer†			Convalescent-phase titer‡
					T. spiralis	T. pseudospiralis		T. spiralis	T. pseudospiralis
1/A	60/M	7	Fever, myalgia, malaise	6,825	25,600	25,600		51,200	51,200
2/A	52/M	6	Fever, myalgia, malaise, periorbital swelling, leg swelling	3,815	800	400		51,200	51,200
3/A	57/M	14	Myalgia, malaise, trismus, tremor	2,713	NA*	NA		12,800	12,800
4/A	57/F	8	Fever, chills, dyspnea, myalgia, malaise, trismus, tremor, periorbital swelling	5,055	NA	NA		51,200	51,200
5/A	62/M	15	Fever, myalgia, malaise	1,421	3,200	1,600		51,200	51,200
6/B	52/M	8	Fever	4,461	12,800	6,400		51,200	25,600
7/B	57/M	7	Fever, myalgia, leg swelling, periorbital swelling, skin rash	8,505	12,800	12,800		25,600	12,800
8/B	47/M	8	Fever, myalgia	NA	NA	NA		25,600	25,600

*NA, not applicable.
†Weeks 3–5 postexposure.
‡Weeks 7–9 postexposure.