Editing Trichinosis (section)

=== United States ===
Historically, pork products were thought to have the most risk of infecting humans with ''T. spiralis''. However, a trichinosis surveillance conducted between 1997 and 2001 showed a higher percentage of cases caused by consumption of wild game (the sylvatic transmission cycle). This is thought to be due to the Federal Swine Health Protection Act (Public Law 96-468) that was passed by Congress in 1980. Before this act, swine were fed garbage that could potentially be infected by'' T. spiralis''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} This act was put in place to prevent trichinella-contaminated food from being given to swine. Additionally, other requirements were put in place, such as rodent control, limiting commercial swine contact with wildlife, maintaining good hygiene, and removing dead pigs from pens immediately.<ref>Roy, Sharon, Adriana Lopez, and Peter Schantz. "Trichinellosis Surveillance – United States, 1997–2001." Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Surveillance Summaries (2003): 1–8. JSTOR. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Web. 1 Dec. 2014.</ref>

Between 2002 and 2007, 11 trichinosis cases were reported to the CDC each year on average in the United States, and 2008–10 averaged 20 cases per year;<ref name=ElevenCases/> these were mostly the result of consuming undercooked game (sylvatic transmission) or home-reared pigs (domestic transmission).{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}