Family Contracts Brain Worms from Undercooked Bear Meat: CDC
TL;DR
Six family members contracted trichinellosis, also known as brain worms, after consuming undercooked black bear meat at a family reunion in South Dakota. The CDC advises cooking meat to an internal temperature of ≥165°F (≥74°C) to prevent such infections.
- Family infected with brain worms after eating undercooked bear meat, CDC says The Independent
- Family infected with worms after eating black bear meat: CDC Miami Herald
- Family members infected with brain worms after eating undercooked bear meat CBS Minnesota
- Outbreak of Human Trichinellosis — Arizona, Minnesota, and South Dakota, 2022 | MMWR CDC
- Brain worms hit family gathering after they eat black bear meat: CDC USA TODAY
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