US salmon may carry Japanese tapeworm, scientists say | International News Live Blog

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One of the most gruesome is tapeworm, a species of digestive tract-invading parasites that includes Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, or the Japanese broad tapeworm. Though this worm was commonly believed to infect only fish in Asia, a study published Wednesday in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's monthly journal … http://internationalnewslive.com/us-salmon-may-carry-japanese-tapeworm-scientists-say/