Trichinella spiralis
we are everywhere!
T. spiralis
lives
in a wide variety of temperate and equatorial
climates. T.spiralis is most common in Europe, North
America, and Asia, but is also found on just about every
continent in the world. The prevalence of infected swine varies
greatly from continent to
continent. In Asia, approximately 25% of all swine have this
parasitic nematode living within it. In the United States,
less than 1% of all swine are infected with
Trichinella spiralis.
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