A cluster of three cases of trichinellosis linked to bear meat consumption in the Arctic

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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.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Travel Medicine
Volume23
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)1-3
Number of pages3
ISSN1195-1982
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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