Trichinella and Trichinellosis

Fabrizio Bruschi is a professor of parasitology and parasitic diseases at the School of Medicine, Università di Pisa, Italy. Prof. Bruschi has been a member of the International Commission on trichinellosis since 1988. Additionally, he is currently President of the Italian Society of Parasitology (SoIPa). Furthermore, he is a corresponding member of the National School of Tropical Medicine (NSTM) at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States.

1. History of the parasite and disease 2. The genetics of Trichinella populations: a study in contrasts 3. Taxonomy of the Trichinella genus 4. Biology of Trichinella 5. Proteomics of Trichinella 6. Epidemiology 7. Immunity to Trichinella 8. Immunopathology of myositis, myocarditis, and CNS involvement in trichinellosis 9. Trichinellosis in animals 10. Clinical picture and diagnosis of human trichinellosis 11. Anatomical pathology 12. Immunodiagnosis 13. Molecular methods for identifying and diagnosing Trichinella; from historical perspectives to the “-omics” revolution 14. Treatment 15. Preharvest and postharvest control of Trichinella in meat 16. Antigenic shift during Trichinella cycle, consequences for vaccine developments