Mon, December 19, 2022 at 1:30 PM PST·2 min read
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https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/rare-parasite-infects-two-hunters-213018101.html#
In New Hampshire, two hunters were infected with “A parasite never before seen in humans.” The infection happened after the pair hunted and butchered a moose with their dogs, saysNewsweek.
AsDr. Elizabeth Talbot, infectious disease physician at Dartmouth Hitchcock Health toldWMUR Channel 9, “It’s the first time it’s been identified in humans.”Because of this, the state’s Health and Human Services Department has healthcare workers on high alert.
Although humans rarely contract the parasite, dogs in contact with raw game meat can. As a result, hunters with dogs in moose territory are at a notably higher risk. According to Dr. Talbot, the state’s been tracking tapeworms in moose populations for several years.
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Exposing the Big Game 
“The infection happened after the pair hunted and butchered a moose with their dogs, says Newsweek.”
Perhaps the infection would have been avoided if the pair had butchered the moose with a knife. Perhaps, had the pair learned to identify scat without tasting it, they might have avoided the unnamed parasite. Perhaps and mishaps, the bane of providing good, healthy meat for the family.
This is the answer to those who think hunted meat is so healthy. Why are they going after moose anyway, I thought their numbers were threatened?