Larter Nicholas C, Elkin Brett T, Forbes Lorry B, Wagner Brent, Allaire Danny G
1 Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, PO Box 240, Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories X0E 0N0, Canada.
2 Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 600, 5102-50th Avenue, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 3S8, Canada.
J Wildl Dis. 2017 Apr;53(2):405-407. doi: 10.7589/2016-06-135. Epub 2017 Jan 17.
We used muscle digestion to test black bears ( Ursus americanus ) from the southwestern Northwest Territories, Canada, for Trichinella. Results showed a prevalence of 4.1%. Some bears had infection intensities of more than one larva per gram of muscle tissue; this level in meat is considered to pose a human consumption safety risk.