A 'rare parasitic disease' known as trichinellosis sickened 10 people, including a 10-year-old, who ate undercooked bear meat during a gathering in North Carolina, the CDC says.
Ten people, including a 10-year-old child, fell ill last year after eating undercooked bear meat at a North Carolina barbecue, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed. In November 2023, 10 unidentified people experienced flu-like symptoms and facial swelling after an investigation by the North Carolina Division of Public Health linked the patients to an earlier gathering in which undercooked bear meat was served.
Trichinellosis is a 'rare parasitic disease' – with only about 15 confirmed cases each year – often associated with the consumption of wild game meat, according to the CDC. 'These parasites infect animals such as bears, cougars, walruses, foxes, wild boars and domestic pigs,' the Mayo Clinic said on its website. 'You get the infection by eating the immature form of the roundworm in raw or undercooked meat.
When humans eat raw or undercooked meat containing trichinella larvae, the larvae grow into adult worms in the small intestine,' the Mayo Clinic detailed. 'This takes several weeks. The adult worms produce larvae that travel through the bloodstream to different parts of the body. They then bury themselves in muscle tissue.' Although the report didn't specify what type of bear meat was served, black bears are common hosts for trichinella larvae, the CDC said.
Earlier this year, six people became sick from eating undercooked bear meat that was served at a family reunion in South Dakota, Fox News Digital previously reported. A 2022 trichinellosis outbreak associated with undercooked bear meat harvested from Canada resulted in six cases, according to the CDC, including two people who only ate vegetables and were infected by cross-contamination. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.
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