Among the 10 patients, nine had facial swelling, six had muscle pain and four had documented fever, the CDC said. "When ...

Trichinella nematodes are parasites that can cause trichinellosis when humans consume raw or undercooked meat that contains dormant larvae. Trichinellosis is rare in the U.S. and most recent ...

“Although Trichinella infections remain rare, thousands of bears are harvested each year in North Carolina,” the CDC. “An increasing percentage of recent cases are associated with consumptio ...

It comes from eating undercooked animals containing trichinella larvae. One of the most common hosts is the black bear, which is found in the western region of the state where this “gathering ...

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 ...

The butcher says the raccoon meat must all pass a trichinella test. The parasitic roundworms are sometimes found in ...

According to a press release from the CDC, black bears are common hosts for the roundworm parasite Trichinella, which when consumed by humans could cause fever, myalgia, and facial swelling.

Of those 22 who reported dining on the underdone meat, 10 experienced the signs and symptoms of trichinellosis, a disease caused by the larvae of parasitic roundworms of the genus Trichinella.

The 10 who got sick ranged in age from 10 to 40. “Although Trichinella infections remain rare, thousands of bears are harvested each year in North Carolina,” the CDC reported. “An increasing ...