Of the 35 attendees at the gathering, 22 reported eating undercooked bear meat — while 10 of them, the youngest of whom was 10 years old, showed symptoms of being sickened by trichinellosis, the ...

Ryan Hausman, 31, of Jim Thorpe, shot his fifth bear in five years on the final day of last year’s statewide archery season and looks forward to eating bear meat.

Of the 34 people surveyed who attended the gathering, 65 percent reported eating bear meat. Among the 10 likely cases, nine patients had facial swelling, six had muscle aches and pains, and four ...

At least 10 people became ill in November after they ate undercooked bear meat at an event in western North Carolina, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In May 2024, six people attending a family reunion contracted Trichinellosis after eating undercooked bear kabobs. The same happened in Canada in 2022 when another six cases were identified ...

The CDC reported rare bear meat was served at a North Carolina gathering in November of 2023, leading to 10 people exhibiting signs of a parasitic infection, with six under the age of 18.

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 ...