Six people who attended a family gathering where undercooked bear meat was served contracted “brain worms,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
At the family gathering, kebabs made from bear meat that one of the family members had “harvested” in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, were served, according to the CDC.
An investigation surrounding the patient’s symptoms was launched, resulting in his diagnosis being “confirmed by a positive Trichinella immunoglobulin (Ig) G antibody test result.”
Trichinosis is described as being a “food-borne disease caused by a microscopic parasite called the Trichinella,” also known as a brain worm, according to the New York State Department of Health.
Health officials in all three states interviewed the family members and found that five had eaten the bear meat, and eight of them had eaten vegetables that had been cooked with the undercooked bear meat.
Out of the six family members who had eaten the meal and gotten sick, four ate both the bear meat and the vegetables, and two people only ate the vegetables.
Three out of the six family members who had fallen sick were hospitalized. All six family members who were sick ended up recovering.
“The family member who harvested the bear and provided meat samples for testing was advised to discard any remaining meat,” the CDC added. “All identified trichinellosis cases were reported to appropriate state health departments and to CDC.”
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