Other Human Disease — Chile
Health authorities alerted the population about the consumption of raw fish after detecting 6 confirmed cases and another 14 suspects of contagion with difilobotriasis [_Diphyllobothrium latum_] at Puerto Octay Hospital.
Also known as the tapeworm of fish, [_Diphyllobothrium latum_] is the largest parasite that infects humans. This animal has the appearance of a worm, can reach up to 10 m [approx. 32 ft] and is lodged in the intestines, where it is able to reproduce.
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