- Case Counts: Public Health Ontario. Query: Case counts of reportable diseases by public health unit and year. Toronto, ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; extracted on January 16, 2025.
- Population estimates: Statistics Canada 2014-2022, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Ministry of Health, extracted on April 23, 2024.
- Population projections: Statistics Canada, 2023, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Ministry of Health, extracted on April 23, 2024.
Trichinella
Trichinellosis is a foodborne infection caused by an intestinal parasite from the family Trichinella. Infection can occur through eating contaminated raw or undercooked meat. Infection can be prevented by cooking meat to appropriate temperatures.
Local Information
2024 Statistics
Incidence rate is the number of new cases of disease divided by the number of persons at risk for the disease during a particular time period.
Case:
0*
Incidence rate per 100,000 in 2024: 0
*Includes confirmed cases in 2024.
Incidence rate per 100,000 of Trichinellosis by year
More Information about Trichinellosis
Report to the Health Unit by next business day by phone at 705-474-1400 or toll free at 1-800-563-2808, ext. 5229 if trichinellosis/trichinella is suspected or confirmed as per Ontario Regulation 135/18 and amendments under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O., c.H.7.
Should one go to childcare, school, or work if they have trichinellosis?
No exclusion necessary as it is not spread person to person, unless too ill to participate in regular activities.
Contact our Communicable Disease Control (CDC) program at 705-474-1400 or toll free at 1-800-563-2808, ext. 5229, or by email to cdc@healthunit.ca for more information.
Last updated: February 2025, by CDC