US EditionFamily stricken with rare brain worms after eating undercooked bear
- Six individuals were diagnosed with a rare parasitic disease after consuming kebabs made from black bear meat at a South Dakota family reunion in July 2022.
- The infected individuals had mistakenly eaten the rare meat that was infected with the freeze-resistant species Trichinella nativa.
- Due to the dark color of the meat, it was challenging for family members to determine the level of doneness, leading to the consumption of the infected bear meat.
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Family Eats Bear, Ends Up With Parasitic Worms
A family reunion’s bear feast turned into a medical disaster, thanks to some parasitic worms. In a recent paper, scientists with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detail how the family caught trichinellosis from contaminated bear meat that wasn’t cooked thoroughly enough. Several family members became so…Read more...
Family members in U.S. infected with muscle worms after eating undercooked Sask. bear meat
Many people who shared a meal of bear meat, harvested from northern Saskatchewan, at a family gathering in South Dakota were infected with trichinellosis, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts say it’s a common occurrence in wild meat.
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