Table 1.
Trichinella spp. in animals in Iran from 1973 to the present study.
| Host | Province | N. positive/tested (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badger (Meles meles) | Gilan and Mazandaran | 0/1 | [22] |
| Brown bear (Ursus arctos) | Khuzestan | 1/16 | [22] |
| Domestic cat | Gilan and Mazandaran | 0/1 | [22] |
| Domestic dog | Gilan and Mazandaran | 0/1 | [22] |
| Golden jackal (Canis aureus) | Gilan and Mazandaran | 38/63 (60.31) | [22] |
| Isfahan | 10/18 (55.55) | [34] | |
| Khuzestan | 11/25 (44.00)a | [20] | |
| Gilan and Mazandaran | 105/125 (84.00) | [13] | |
| Khuzestan | 1/1b | [35] | |
| Mazandaran | 1/1c | [35] | |
| Khuzestan | 2/18 (11.11) | [21] | |
| Khorasan-e-Razavi | 1/12 (8.33) | present study | |
| Insectivores | Gilan and Mazandaran | 0/20 d | [22] |
| Gilan and Mazandaran | 0/26 e | [13] | |
| Jungle cat (Felis chaus) | Gilan | 2/3 | [22] |
| Khuzestan | 0/4 | [20] | |
| Lagomorphaf | Gilan and Mazandaran | 0/28 | [13] |
| Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) | Ardabil | 1/1c | [25] |
| Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) | Khuzestan | 3/10 | [24] |
| Persian gerbil (Meriones persicus) | Isfahan | 1/29 (3.44) | [34] |
| Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | Isfahan | 2/18 (11.11) | [34] |
| Khuzestan | 0/6 | [20] | |
| Gilan and Mazandaran | 3/10 | [13] | |
| Khorasan-e-Razavi | 0/2 | [4] | |
| Khorasan-e-Razavi | 0/1 | present study | |
| Stripped hyena (Hyena hyena) | Isfahan | 1/1 | [34] |
| Khuzestan | 1/1 | [20] | |
| Khorasan-e-Razavi | 0/2 | [4] | |
| Stray dog | Teheran | 0/21 | [20] |
| Gilan | 0/1 | [20] | |
| Gilan and Mazandaran | 9/100 (9.00) | [13] | |
| Isfahan | 2/10 | [34] | |
| Khuzestan | 0/37 | [20] | |
| Isfahan | 1/75 (1.4) | [40] | |
| Khorasan-e-Razavi | 3/120 (2.5) | [4] | |
| Khuzestan | 0/14 | [21] | |
| Khorasan-e-Razavi | 5/295 (1.69) | present study | |
| Wild boar (Sus scrofa) | Gilan and Mazandaran | 2/4,950 (0.04) | [1] |
| Gilan and Mazandaran | 5/21,143 (0.02) | [22] | |
| Khuzestan | 1/4 | [20] | |
| Gilan | 1/1 g | [17] | |
| Khorasan-e-Razavi | 0/26 | [4] | |
| Mazandaran | 2/35 (5.7)Tb | [33] | |
| Khorasan-e-Razavi | 0/1 | present study | |
| Wild rodents | Gilan and Mazandaran | 0/30h | [22] |
| Isfahan | 0/93i | [34] | |
| Gilan and Mazandaran | 0/746l | [13] | |
| Khorasan-e-Razavi | 0/25m | [4] |
larvae from two golden jackals were successively identified as Trichinella britovi (see [35]);
the isolate has been identified as Trichinella spiralis;
the isolate has been identified as Trichinella britovi;
20 greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula);
13 hedgehogs (Erinaceus europeus) and 13 bicolored shrew (Crocidura leucodon);
7 hares (Lepus capensis) and 21 pika (Ochotona rufescens);
erroneously identified as Trichinella murrelli (see [19]);
house mouse (Mus musculus), wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) and black rat (Rattus rattus);
43 house mouse (Mus musculus), 9 grey hamster (Cricetulus migratorius), 15 short-tailed bandicoot rat (Nesokia indica), 13 Sundevall’s jird (Meriones crassus), 2 wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus), and 11 great gerbils (Rhombomys opimus);
56 small five-toed jerboa jerboas (Allactaga elater), 4 dormice (Glis glis), 160 house mice (Mus musculus), 206 wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus), 10 Indian scaly tailed murine rats (Nesokia indica), 7 rats (Rattus ratoides), 108 hamsters (Cricetulus migratorius and Calomyscus bailwardi), 69 voles (Microtus transcapicus, M. socialis, M. arvalis and M. nivalis), 130 gerbils (Meriones persicus, M. crassus, and Rhombomys opimus);
species unknown.