{"id":114760,"date":"2024-10-16T10:45:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T03:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114760"},"modified":"2024-10-16T10:45:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T03:45:09","slug":"undercooked-bear-meat-left-10-attendees-of-nc-mountain-event-with-face-swelling-cdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114760","title":{"rendered":"Undercooked bear meat left 10 attendees of NC mountain event with face swelling: CDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A parasitic outbreak that left at least 10 people with facial swelling last year was caused by undercooked bear meat served at a mountain affair in North Carolina, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/73\/wr\/mm7340a4.htm#print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to a new report from the Center for Disease Control<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The undercooked meat infected 10 of the 22 attendees of the November 2023 affair, who reported consuming the bear with Trichinellosis, more commonly referred to as brain worms. <\/p>\n<p>It is a rare parasitic disease known to cause a fever, severe muscle aches, and swelling around the eyes. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A brown bear standing on top of two rocks in a river.  <span class=\"credit\">National Park Service\/Mega<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAlthough Trichinella infections remain rare, thousands of bears are harvested each year in North Carolina,\u201d the CDC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn increasing percentage of recent cases are associated with consumption of wild game meat.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Meat tainted with roundworm larvae, which are commonly found in carnivorous and omnivorous animals, cause Trichinellosis, according to the CDC. <\/p>\n<p>The larvae \u201cinvade the small bowel mucosa and develop into adult worms.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The brain worms used to be more common in the United States, but saw a sharp decline after pig-raising practices were refined throughout the late 20th century, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/exhibits\/speccoll\/exhibits\/show\/parasitic-diseases-with-econom\/parasitic-diseases-with-econom\/trichinosis\/trichinellosis--trichinosis--t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the Department of Agriculture<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Eight of the 10 people who reported falling ill went to hospitals for symptoms that included \u201cheadache, swelling of eyes and face, nausea, and\/or diarrhea,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>It is a rare parasitic disease known to cause a fever, severe muscle aches, and swelling around the eyes.  <span class=\"credit\">Syda Productions \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The mountain trip was staged in November in Swain County, with all those who contracted Trichinellosis living in Swain, Cherokee and Graham counties, the North Carolina Division of Public Health reported.<\/p>\n<p>The infected ranged from 10 to 40 years old. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A very large brown bear stalking in the woods. <span class=\"credit\">National Park Service\/Mega<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In May 2024, six people attending a family reunion contracted Trichinellosis after eating <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/25\/us-news\/six-people-eat-undercooked-bear-meat-contract-brain-worms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">undercooked bear kabobs<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The same happened in Canada in 2022 when another six cases were identified \u2014 except only four members of the party consumed the bear meat. <\/p>\n<p>Two of the patients only ate vegetables that day, but it had been cross-contaminated by the meat, according to the CDC report. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     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