Research Article
Trichinella spp. in Slaughtered Pigs of India: From Neglected Disease to an Emerging Food Safety Threat for Public Health
Table 5
Result of artificial digestion of pig tissue samples from Punjab and Uttaranchal (India) examined for detection of Trichinella larvae.
| | S. no. | Name of the state | District | Samples collected | Pooled batches positive | Individual pigs positive |
| | 1. | Punjab | Ludhiana | 133 | — | — | | 2. | Patiala | 125 | 1 | 1 | | 3. | Jalandhar | 159 | 5 | 9 | | 4. | Bathinda | 125 | — | — | | 5. | Chandigarh | 37 | — | — |
| | 6. | Uttaranchal | Tehri Garhwal | 126 | — | — | | 7. | Pauri Garhwal | 130 | — | — | | 8. | Nainital | 225 | 3 | 5 | | 9. | Kashipur | 07 | — | — | | 10. | Haridwar | 127 | — | — | | 11. | Total | 1,194 | 9 | 15 |
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