Trichinella Surveillance in Black Bears (Ursus americanus) from the Dehcho Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, 2002–15
2017
Larter, Nicholas C. | Elkin, Brett | Forbes, Lorry B. | Wagner, Brent | Allaire, Danny G.
We used muscle digestion to test black bears (Ursus americanus) from the southwestern Northwest Territories, Canada, for Trichinella. Results showed a prevalence of 4.1%. Some bears had infection intensities of more than one larva per gram of muscle tissue; this level in meat is considered to pose a human consumption safety risk.
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