Undercooked Bear Meat Causes Parasite Outbreak in Multiple States
TL;DR
The CDC emphasizes the importance of properly cooking wild game after six people fell ill from trichinellosis due to undercooked bear meat served at a family reunion in South Dakota. The parasite, traced to a freeze-resistant species of roundworms, infected individuals in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Arizona. The CDC advises cooking wild game to at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent such infections.
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- Authorities urge proper cooking of wild game after 6 relatives fall ill from parasite in bear meat ABC News
- Outbreak of Human Trichinellosis — Arizona, Minnesota, and South Dakota, 2022 | MMWR CDC
- Bear meat kebabs at family reunion lead to outbreak of roundworm disease NBC News
- South Dakotans among those infected with brain worms from consuming bear meat KELOLAND.com
- Family members in U.S. infected with muscle worms after eating undercooked Sask. bear meat CBC.ca
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