The territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, by its geographical setting and climate characteristics has the conditions for breeding and spreading the cause of trichinosis in environment. This, under certain conditions, in the context of different socio-economic, social and zoological-sanitary circumstances, can lead to the periodical epidemic outbreaks of the disease among people on a small or larger scale. Data on registered cases of human trichinosis collected during annual monitoring of trichinosis cases on the territory of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the past fourteen years, show its continual presence in this area, with a varying rate of morbidity, from 0,1 (2002) to 11,73 (1998) per 100.000 inhabitants. In the mentioned period, during 51 epidemics, 775 cases of trichinosis have been registered altogether, with approximately 10-15 cases per outbreak.
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