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Undercooked pork transmits parasitic worms, including Trichinella and tapeworms, to the humans who eat it.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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8 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that undercooked pork transmits parasitic worms, including Trichinella and tapeworms, to the humans who eat it?

Unclear. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources confirm that undercooked pork can transmit Trichinella to humans, but none of the retrieved items addresses tapeworm transmission from pork.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 8 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 8
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Trichinella spiralis. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinella_spiralis

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Trichinella britovi. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinella_britovi

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About Trichinellosis | Trichinellosis (Trichinosis) | CDC. (n.d.). cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/trichinellosis/about/index.html

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Viability of Trichinella spiralis in traditional sour pork fermentation and its inactivation by microwave heating: Implications for zoonotic risk and food safety. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2025.1660-1666

2018
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Protective immunity against Trichinella spiralis in mice elicited by oral vaccination with attenuated Salmonella-delivered TsSP1.2 DNA. (2018). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-018-0582-2

2025
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Middel, K., Strydhorst, H., McKenzie, H., Mainali, C., & Visscher, D. R. (2025). Social context influences Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp. infection in Alberta free-roaming wild pigs ( Sus scrofa ). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324617

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Trichinosis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention. (n.d.). my.clevelandclinic.org. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/7142-trichinosis

2021
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Liu, Y., Xu, N., Li, Y., Tang, B., Yang, H., & Gao, W. (2021). Recombinant cystatin-like protein-based competition ELISA for Trichinella spiralis antibody test in multihost sera. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009723

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