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

Jean Dupouy-Camet; Hélène Yera; Naïma Dahane; Elise Bouthry; Christian Moliin Outzen Kapel

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

Jean Dupouy-Camet, Hélène Yera, Naïma Dahane, Elise Bouthry, Christian Moliin Outzen Kapel

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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 language	English
Journal	Journal of Travel Medicine
Volume	23
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
ISSN	1195-1982
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taw037
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2016

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