On Nov. 29, the North Carolina Division of Public Health was alerted to a suspected case of trichinellosis in western North Carolina. The index patient experienced flu-like symptoms and facial ...

Scientists have decoded the DNA of the parasitic worm that causes trichinosis, a disease linked to eating raw or undercooked pork or carnivorous wild game animals, such as bear and walrus.

Some states, like Minnesota, require healthcare providers to report cases of trichinellosis to the state Department of Health. Healthcare providers did exactly that in July 2022 when a 29-year-old ...