The two cases of the disease, also known as raccoon roundworm, were detected in the ... of Listeria cases amid Boar’s Head outbreak In humans, the parasite can infect the spinal cord, brain ...
is caused by trichinella roundworms. According to the Mayo Clinic, these parasites typically infect bears, cougars, walruses, foxes, wild boars, and domestic pigs. Humans can contact ...
Of those 22 who reported dining on the underdone meat, 10 experienced the signs and symptoms of trichinellosis, a disease caused by the larvae of parasitic roundworms of the genus Trichinella.