CDC confirms undercooked bear meat caused brain worm outbreak in 6 family members

Undercooked bear meat has been confirmed as the culprit behind a brain worm outbreak that sickened half a dozen people after a family reunion in South Dakota. According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the investigation began in July 2022 in Minnesota, where a 29-year-old man was hospitalized with symptoms of trichinellosis, which is caused by a brain-dwelling parasite "usually acquired through consumption of wild game." Health officials learned that, a week before his symptoms began, he and eight relatives attended a family gathering in South...