This suggests the boy carried the pork tapeworm causing the outbreak. Although beef tapeworm is endemic in Belgium, it does not cause human cysticercosis. As repeated fecal tests remained clear ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley visits Kenya to see how the beef tapeworm needs to infect both beef cattle and humans to complete its life-cycle. He collects some infected beef in Kenya ...

Raw beef, especially meat that has not been inspected or properly stored, may contain tapeworm larvae and other parasites. If the temperature of the hotpot is not high enough or the dipping time ...

Taeniasis: An infection in humans caused by the adult form of the tapeworm Taenia saginata, typically acquired through the consumption of undercooked or raw beef containing viable cysts.

Infested by tapeworms. videoInfested by tapeworms In this short film Dr Michael Mosley visits Kenya to see how the beef tapeworm needs to infect both beef cattle and humans to complete its life-cycle.