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Health officials say six members of a family were infected with brain worms after eating black bear meat. Eight people shared a meal that included the meat of a bear hunted in Canada and frozen for 45 days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Six of them came down with trichinellosis. They shared a meal that included kabobs made from the meat of a black bear served rare with vegetables. Two of the trichinellosis cases occurred in people who only ate the vegetables, but they had been grilled with the meat. Health investigator found freeze-resistant trichinella larvae in rem…

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