What Is Trichinosis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
5. Are There Any Prevention Strategies?
The best prevention method is to thoroughly cook pork and wild game. Undercooked meat is a common cause of infection throughout the world. In the United States, wild game is a more common source of infection, so careful handling and preparation of wild boar, bear and other meat is an important prevention strategy.
Curing, smoking, drying and microwaving meat isn’t recommended for pork or wild animal meat. These preparation methods don’t always kill roundworms, so avoid these preparation methods without proper precautions. Freezing pork for 20 days can kill worms, but this isn’t an effective method for wild game.
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