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Diphyllobothriasis is caused by the infestation of tapeworms, of the genus Diphyllobothrium. The principal species causing Diphyllobothriasis is Diphyllobothrium latum, known as the broad or fishy tapeworm, or broad chess tapeworm. D. latum is the longest tapeworm in humans, averaging ten meters long. Adults can shed up to a million eggs a day. D. latum is a pseudophyllid cestode that infects fish and mammals. ...
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