From January 2016 to December 2022, the CDC identified seven trichinellosis outbreaks in the U.S involving 35 probable or confirmed cases. Most were linked to bear meat. Trichinellosis is not the ...

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.

An American family fell ill after eating parasitic worm-infected meat from a Canadian black bear, health officials said. Danika Perkinson via Unsplash Nothing brings families together like a nice ...

Out of 34 surveyed attendees at the gathering, 22 (65%) reported consuming undercooked bear meat at the gathering. Of those 22 people, 10 (45%) experienced symptoms consistent with trichinellosis ...

The meat’s dark color made family members think it was fully cooked before they consumed bear meat kabobs with vegetables Paul McDougall/500px/Getty Stock image of a bear in the woods. A family ...