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Trichinellosis Caused by Consumption of Wild Boar Meat — Illinois, 2013
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May 23 2014
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014; 63(20):451.
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Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:On March 6, 2013, the Cook County Department of Public Health (Chicago, Illinois) contacted the Illinois Department of Public Health regarding a Diagnosis of trichinellosis in a patient who had consumed wild boar and deer meat obtained by hunting at a Missouri ranch January 16-18. Trichinellosis is a parasitic infection caused by consumption of undercooked infected meat, most commonly from carnivorous or omnivorous animals.
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Pubmed ID:24848218
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4584918
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