The illegal rearing and slaughtering of pigs in the wild on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia favor an increase in the biomass of Trichinella britovi in wild boars (Sus scrofa) but do not affect the serological prevalence of infection

Table 2 Trichinella britovi larvae detected in wild animals and in pigs illegally reared in the wild in the seven HMUs from 2014 to 2021

^aFree-ranging pigs slaughtered in the field by veterinary services for the eradication of African swine fever
^bPig slaughtered at home for self-consumption
^cPositive pools: the number of Trichinella sp.-infected pigs in each positive pool was unknown (for more details, see “Methods”)

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