Undercooked bear meat linked to parasitic outbreak: CDC [Video]

An outbreak of a rare parasitic disease has been linked to undercooked bear meat eaten by dozens of people at a gathering in North Carolina, a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report has revealed.

Health officials suspect trichinellosis, also called trichinosis, was behind 10 probable cases, according to the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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A growing percentage of recent trichinellosis cases are connected with the consumption of wild game meat, and black bears are common hosts for the parasite, the Oct. 10 report read.

The CDC said spreading awareness about how to safely prepare and cook wild game meat is the most effective way to prevent trichinellosis.

“Diagnostic antibody tests might have poor accuracy, and treatment costs can be substantial, according to the report.

Cooking wild game meat to an internal temperature of at least …