Dangerous foodborne pathogen linked to centipedes
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
A dangerous foodborne parasite typically found in snails and other mollusks was detected in two patients in a Chinese hospital and traced to their consumption of raw centipedes, according to a new case report. Patient infections with rat lungworm parasite linked to eating raw centipedes; parasite can cause meningitis and is gaining foothold in snails in Louisiana and South Florida.