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Animal life is a major source of food for many of the world’s populations, and the preparation and the eating of the animals is highly variable. In some societies, animal meat may be cooked, smoked, pickled, fermented, or eaten raw. Unfortunately, there are often parasitic infections in the animals that are transmitted to humans, especially when animal products are eaten raw or poorly cooked.
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Cross, J., Chen, E. (2007). Angiostrongyliasis. In: Murrell, K.D., Fried, B. (eds) Food-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses. World Class Parasites, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71358-8_8
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