A cluster of three cases of trichinellosis linked to bear meat consumption in the Arctic
We report here three cases of trichinellosis due to polar bear meat consumption in East Greenland. In the past 20 years, 31 cases of trichinellosis have been reported in French travellers to the Arctic (North Quebec, Nunavut and Greenland) who consumed undercooked meat from black, brown, or polar be...
| Published in: | Journal of Travel Medicine |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/a-cluster-of-three-cases-of-trichinellosis-linked-to-bear-meat-consumption-in-the-arctic(b4899dc0-0d1c-4dba-87d6-6fd1a8f4420c).html https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taw037 |
| Summary: | We report here three cases of trichinellosis due to polar bear meat consumption in East Greenland. In the past 20 years, 31 cases of trichinellosis have been reported in French travellers to the Arctic (North Quebec, Nunavut and Greenland) who consumed undercooked meat from black, brown, or polar bears. If local communities are increasingly becoming aware of the risk of trichinellosis, travellers visiting regions where bear meat is consumed should be informed of the risk of eating raw or non-heat-processed meats. |
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