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Family infected with brain worms after eating undercooked bear meat

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Family infected with brain worms after eating undercooked bear meat

The family was infected by the brain worm trichinellosis after eating bear meat. Photo: Getty

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.

At the advice of a hunting outfitter, the family member froze the meat in a household freezer for 45 days to kill parasites. The family then thawed the meat and grilled it with the vegetables, according to the Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

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