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tapeworm /tape·worm/ (tāp´werm) cestode; a parasitic intestinal worm with a flattened, bandlike form. armed tapeworm Taenia solium. beef tapeworm Taenia saginata. broad tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum. dog tapeworm Dipylidium caninum. fish tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum. hydatid tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. pork tapeworm Taenia solium. unarmed tapeworm Taenia saginata. tapeworm members of the genera Taenia, Diphyllobothrium, Dipylidium and Echinococcus; includes infestation with members of the tapeworm class Eucestoda. Most tapeworm infestations have little apparent effect on the health of farm livestock and are mostly esthetic problems in companion animals. armed tapeworm taeniasolium. beef tapeworm taeniasaginata. broad tapeworm diphyllobothriumlatum. dog tapeworm dipylidiumcaninum. fish tapeworm diphyllobothriumlatum. hydatid tapeworm echinococcusgranulosus. pork tapeworm taeniasolium. unarmed tapeworm taeniasaginata. fish tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum A tapeworm that parasitizes freshwater fish of temperate zones in the Northern hemisphere Clinical Infection is usually limited to one worm, which causes CNS and GI symptoms, abdominal discomfort,
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I discuss here information indicating that salmon aquaculture may be involved in expanding the range of fish tapeworm infections in nature and to humans. The growing popularity of eating sushi has caused a rise in human infection from the broad fish tapeworm (Diphyllobothrium latum). |
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