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Volume 32, Number 7—July 2026

CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis

Trichinellosis Outbreak Linked to Undercooked Bear Jerky, North Carolina, USA, 2024

Camden D. Gowler, Nicole Lee, Meghan Phillips, Sarah G.H. Sapp, Tammra Morrison, Melanie D’Angelo, Margaret Neja, Billy A. Watson, Susan P. Montgomery, Anne Straily, Carl Williams, and Erica Wilson
Author affiliation: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (C.D. Gowler, N. Lee, T. Morrison, M. D’Angelo, C. Williams, E. Wilson); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (C.D. Gowler, S.G.H. Sapp, M. Neja, B.A. Watson, S.P. Montgomery, A. Straily); Graham County Department of Public Health, Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA (M. Phillips)

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Table 2

Trichinella antibody testing timeline and results from patient who consumed undercooked bear jerky in trichinellosis outbreak in North Carolina, USA, 2024

Age group Sex Classification First IgG test timepoint First IgG test result Second IgG test timepoint Second IgG test result
20–29 M Confirmed 37 days after meal* Negative 56 days after meal* Positive

*On the basis of initial consumption of bear jerky.

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