According to a press release from the CDC, black bears are common hosts for the roundworm parasite Trichinella, which when consumed by humans could cause fever, myalgia, and facial swelling.

A gathering in North Carolina last year resulted in 10 probable cases of a parasitic infection from undercooked bear meat ... is necessary to kill the parasite, the CDC said.

In a rare encounter, a polar bear was spotted near a remote cottage in Iceland-a sighting that quickly turned dangerous.

As the planet heats up, polar bears are being exposed to more parasites, bacteria and viruses, likely through their food, ...

In total - there have been 51 bear meat-related Trichinellosis cases reported in the US since 2016, according to the latest CDC data. CDC advises that the only way to eradicate the parasite is to ...

Two orphaned black bear cubs have been released back into the wild in Alberta. In a news release Tuesday, the Alberta ...

"These parasites infect animals such as bears, cougars, walruses, foxes, wild boars and domestic pigs," the Mayo Clinic said on its website. "You get the infection by eating the immature form of ...

As the Arctic warms, polar bears face a growing risk of contracting viruses, bacteria and parasites that they were less ...

The FWP study was launched in 2013 as moose strongholds, like the state of Minnesota, were seeing populations of the big, odd ...

A new pub has opened its doors in Newbury this week following a huge investment. The Coat and Bear, located on Bartholomew ...

In the 2008–2017 samples, roughly 65 percent of bears tested positive for the parasite—up from just about 14 percent of bears in the earlier period. The number of bears that tested positive ...