Multiple-Case Outbreaks Of Trichinosis Associated With Walrus

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — If walrus is in your dinner plans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends you make sure it’s well done.
The federal health agency warned of the effects of undercooked game meat after two outbreaks of trichinosis over the last year in western Alaska. The outbreaks sickened 10 people and all have fully recovered.
It was the first multiple-case outbreaks of trichinosis associated with walrus, which can only be hunted by Alaska Natives for subs