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The incidence of many infectious diseases has declined as a result of modern sanitation, disease surveillance programs, and other public health measures. Trichinosis, however, continues to occur at a frequency that merits awareness by physicians. Dr Stack describes a case linked to homemade pork sausage and reviews current factors in epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this uncommon but still troublesome disease.
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Peter S. Stack
Peter S. Stack, MD Dr Stack is in private practice of internal medicine, Dallas, and is an attending physician at Medical City Dallas Hospital. He is also a member of the Editorial Council of POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE.