Diphyllobothrium

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title: Diphyllobothrium
text: Diphyllobothrium is a genus of tapeworms which can cause diphyllobothriasis in humans through consumption of raw or undercooked fish. The principal species causing diphyllobothriasis is D. latum, known as the broad or fish tapeworm, or broad fish tapeworm. D. latum is a pseudophyllid cestode that infects fish and mammals. D. latum is native to Scandinavia, western Russia, and the Baltics, though it is now also present in North America, especially the Pacific Northwest. In Far East Russia, D. kle
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category slug: encyclopedia
description: Genus of flatworms
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphyllobothrium
date created: 2004-10-02T20:52:14Z
date modified: 2024-09-13T19:32:22Z
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