Trichinella tainted walrus prompts health warning in Nunavut

The Nunavut Department of Health is advising residents of Sanikiluaq that a walrus has tested positive for trichinella. Health officials advise the public that if you ate uncooked walrus recently, and experienced stomach pain, muscle pain, diarrhea, swollen eyelids, sweating and weakness, you might be infected with trichinella, the parasite that causes worm disease. You should ["]

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