Parasitic worms infect 6

[OutdoorLover]

"Parasitic worms infect 6 after bear meat served at family reunion... Six family members caught a rare parasitic worm infection after sharing a meal that included black bear meat, which was initially served rare after being stored frozen for more than a month.

Two of the people reported only eating vegetables at the meal, so it's likely that the infected meat contaminated these sides at some point."

This happens to be a story about undercooked bear meat kebabs... but this could be pork, or chicken, or fish - undercooked flesh is not generally safe, and there can be quite a variety of microbial hazards to rolling the dice.

https://www.livescience.com/health/v...family-reunion

[mainebrokerman]

If two only ate vegetables how did they get sick??


Cook wild game to at least 145. Never rare

I’ve been hunting 45 years and a butcher
For over 40 years… 90% of my diet is meat
And never got sick …. Use to eat raw burger
Years ago …

When I butcher wild game for someone I advise them to cook to 145 f
And burger to 160f

Come to think of it … I did eat raw deer meat
On a dare .. wouldn’t do it today

[suzy_q2010]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

If two only ate vegetables how did they get sick??

Cross contamination, possibly a shared cutting board.

[orbiter]

Even though I wash and sanitize all the cutting boards after use, I keep separate boards for raw meat, vegetables and fruits.
Nevertheless, we will not eat wild game meats, for fear of nematodes.

[tickyul]

Eating wild-game, raw-fish/seafood and raw-meat from certain countries definitely elevates your risk for getting a parasitic-infection.

Properly cooking meat is the best way to go.