Family stricken with rare brain worms after eating undercooked bear

Bear meat kebab leads to hospitalizations from "rare" parasite

Six people in South Dakota were diagnosed with a rare parasitic disease after eating grilled bear meat at a family reunion.

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.

Undercooked Bear Meat Sparked Rare Parasitic Worm Outbreak At Family BBQ

One family's culinary exploration led to three in hospital.

Family infected with brain worms after eating undercooked bear meat

Six people became infected with a parasite known as “brain worms” after eating undercooked black bear meat, or food contaminated by the meat, at a family reunion in 2022. In May 2022 a group of nine family members met in South Dakota and shared kebabs made from the meat of a black bear and vegetables. Earlier that month, one of the family members harvested the meat in northern Saskatchewan, Canada.