| trichinellosis associated with bear meat--new york and tennessee, 2003. | trichinellosis is a parasitic infection caused by tissue-dwelling trichinella roundworms and is associated traditionally with ingestion of pork from infected domestic swine. as a result of improvements in swine production, trichinellosis has declined steadily in the united states. however, infection also can result from eating the meat of wild animals. during 1997-2001, a total of 72 cases of trichinellosis (median: 12 cases annually; range: 11-23 cases) were reported to cdc; the majority of the ... | 2004 | 15254452 |