Trichinellosis in Alaska: Outbreaks linked to walrus meat

For nearly a year between July 2016 and May 2017, Alaska health officials reported two outbreaks of trichinellosis in the Norton Sound region associated with consumption of raw or undercooked walrus meat; five cases were identified in each of the two outbreaks. Walrus meat has been implicated in half of all trichinellosis cases reported in Alaska ["]

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