Table 2. Total cases and incidence of Trichinella spp. infections, by World Health Organization region and country, 1986–2009*.
| Region/country | Years | No. cases | Average incidence† |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Region, Ethiopia | 1986 | 8 | 0.02 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0.04 | |
| Region of the Americas | 7,179 | ||
| Argentina | 1990–2005 | 5,221 | 1.48 |
| Canada | 1987–2009 | 257 | 0.03 |
| Chile | 1991–2004 | 698 | 0.36 |
| Mexico | 1986–2001 | 351 | 0.02 |
| United States | 1987–2007 | 652 | 0.016–0.004 |
| Eastern Mediterranean Region | 50 | ||
| Iran | 2007 | 6 | 0.008 |
| Lebanon | 1995 | 44 | 1.25 |
| European Region | 56,912 | ||
| Belarus | 1988, 1989 | 16 | 0.08, 0.55 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1993–2003 | 1,600 | 0.1–8.0 |
| Bulgaria | 1990–2006 | 4,108 | 2.9 |
| Croatia | 1994–2009 | 2,110 | 0.02–12.3 |
| Czech Republic | 1986–2009 | 31 | 0.01 |
| Estonia | 1986–2009 | 91 | 0.0–2.9 |
| France | 1986–2009 | 1,203 | 0.00–0.95 |
| Georgia | 1988 | 3 | 0.05 |
| Germany | 1986–2009 | 185 | 0.00–0.01 |
| Greece | 2009 | 1 | 0.008 |
| Hungary | 1986–2009 | 158 | 0.18–0.057 |
| Ireland | 2007 | 2 | 0.04 |
| Israel | 2002, 2004 | 230 | 0.5, 3.0 |
| Italy | 1986–2009 | 1,181 | 0.0–0.9 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1996 | 10 | 0.2 |
| Latvia | 1986–2009 | 636 | 0.07–3.8 |
| Lithuania | 1989–2009 | 3,979 | 0.4–21.8 |
| Macedonia | 1992 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Poland | 1986–2007 | 3,084 | 0.05–1.5 |
| Romania | 1986–2007 | 28,564 | 1.7–16.1 |
| Russia | 1996–2002 | 971 | 0.3–0.6 |
| Serbia | 1994–2003 | 5,210 | 1.8–7.8 |
| Slovakia | 1986–2008 | 440 | 0.0–6.2 |
| Slovenia | 1989–2006 | 203 | 0.00–10.5 |
| Spain | 1986–2009 | 1,244 | 0.0–0.4 |
| Switzerland | 1994, 2009 | 4 | 0.01, 0.04 |
| Turkey | 2003, 2004 | 425 | 0.01, 0.59 |
| United Kingdom | 1999 | 7 | 0.01 |
| Ukraine | 1986–2009 | 1,210 | 0.00–0.30 |
| South-East Asian Region | 219 | ||
| India | 1996–2002 | 3 | 0.0003 |
| Thailand | 1993–2007 | 216 | 0.35 |
| Western Pacific Region | 1,344 | ||
| Japan | 1999–2005 | 4 | NA |
| South Korea | 1999–2003 | 8 | 0.016 |
| Laos | 2004–2006 | 123 | 2.09 |
| People’s Republic of China | 1995–2009 | 1,137 | NA |
| Singapore | 1998 | 25 | 0.64 |
| Vietnam | 2001–2004 | 47 | 0.058 |
*The detailed data and references for each country are available in the Technical Appendix, section A. NA, insufficient data for incidence calculation. †Incidence/100,000 person-years. For some countries, incidence was not reported and was calculated from data available in the report referenced.