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.