Bear meat served at a North Carolina mountain affair infected as many as 10 people with Trichinellosis, resulting in such ...

Ben Collins, 24, of Colchester, Essex, noticed an itchy, red lump on his back that resembled a 'gnat bite'. Doctors suggested ...

Consuming undercooked bear meat is what likely led to a 10-person trichinellosis or trichinosis outbreak in western North ...

A parasitic outbreak that left at least 10 people with facial swelling last year was caused by undercooked bear meat served ...

A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Two people in the South Bay area of Los ...

Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth. Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Two people in Los Angeles have been ...

Opens in a new tab or window While two people in Los Angeles County recently were infected with "raccoon roundworm," the infection is rare and doesn't pose a widespread threat, experts said.

The two cases of the disease, also known as raccoon roundworm, were detected in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, officials said. “While Baylisascaris is rare in people and the risk to ...

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