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May 25, 2024, 11:44 AM CDT
By Aria Bendix
Six family members were sickened with a rare parasitic disease caused by roundworm larvae after they ate kebabs made of bear meat. ...
One family member brought meat to the reunion from a black bear hunted in northern Canada. The meat had been frozen in a household freezer for 45 days. ...
The family made kebabs with the thawed meat, alongside grilled vegetables. According to the CDC, the family had a hard time determining whether the kebabs were fully cooked, because the meat was dark in color. So it was unintentionally served and eaten rare.
A week later, one family member — a 29-year-old man in Minnesota — developed a fever, severe muscle pain and swelling around the eyes. He was hospitalized twice for his symptoms.
The man tested positive for antibodies to Trichinella, a type of roundworm. Five other family members also developed symptoms such as fevers, headache, stomach pain, diarrhea, muscle pain and swelling around the eyes. ...
The CDC tested the remaining frozen meat and detected larvae from the same roundworm species.
Two of the infected people at the family reunion ate the vegetables without the meat, the CDC said. Trichinella-infected meat can result in cross-contamination, so meat and its juices should be separated from other foods during cooking. ...
By Aria Bendix
Six family members were sickened with a rare parasitic disease caused by roundworm larvae after they ate kebabs made of bear meat. ...
One family member brought meat to the reunion from a black bear hunted in northern Canada. The meat had been frozen in a household freezer for 45 days. ...
The family made kebabs with the thawed meat, alongside grilled vegetables. According to the CDC, the family had a hard time determining whether the kebabs were fully cooked, because the meat was dark in color. So it was unintentionally served and eaten rare.
A week later, one family member — a 29-year-old man in Minnesota — developed a fever, severe muscle pain and swelling around the eyes. He was hospitalized twice for his symptoms.
The man tested positive for antibodies to Trichinella, a type of roundworm. Five other family members also developed symptoms such as fevers, headache, stomach pain, diarrhea, muscle pain and swelling around the eyes. ...
The CDC tested the remaining frozen meat and detected larvae from the same roundworm species.
Two of the infected people at the family reunion ate the vegetables without the meat, the CDC said. Trichinella-infected meat can result in cross-contamination, so meat and its juices should be separated from other foods during cooking. ...
