Ten people likely suffered from trichinellosis, a rare parasitic disease linked to wild game meat, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Bear meat served at a North Carolina mountain affair infected as many as 10 people with Trichinellosis, resulting in such unusual symptoms as eye and facial swelling, health officials have learned.

A parasitic outbreak that left at least 10 people with facial swelling last year was caused by undercooked bear meat served at a mountain affair in North Carolina, according to a new report from the Center for Disease Control.

A "rare parasitic disease" known as trichinellosis sickened 10 people, including a 10-year-old, who ate undercooked bear meat during a gathering in North Carolina, the CDC says.

The agency explained that the people, who were attending a “gathering” in November, all experienced symptoms of trichinellosis.

Ten people in the US state of North Carolina suffered from trichinellosis, a rare parasitic disease linked to undercooked bear meat, the CDC has said in a new report. The meat, the report said, was infested with the larvae of a roundworm called Trichinella,

Eating undercooked meat is an easy way to get infected with a nasty disease or parasite that can wreak havoc on your insides. Some attendees at a barbecue in North Carolina learned that lesson the hard way.