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Originally Posted by bluetick
All bear meat is considered to have trich thus the well done cooking <
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Not quite true. Checked a bunch of publications for Black bears and 1 for Grizzlies in Alberta.
Prevalence in Grizzlies in Alberta north of Bow River was 28% infected of 61 Grizz examined and south of Bow River was 61% of 19.
Black bears are different story: North of Bow = 0 of 35. South of Bow = 2 of 4. Oregon 2 of 103 Black bears infected. Idaho 13% infected. California 13% infected. Interior Alaska 28% Blacks infected. Kootenay region of BC 12% infected. Pennsylvania 1.8% of 2056 examined. Arizona 2 of 51 infected. Most heavily infected carnivore in Alberta for trichinella is Cougar. Ticdoc