The film discusses the life cycle of the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum, affecting nearly 10 million people primarily in cooler northern regions. This parasite requires three hosts: a fish-eating ...

Cestodes (tapeworms) form a monophyletic group of parasitic Platyhelminthes ... So far, there is no single compilation of cestode life cycles. This database aims to collect and organise the available ...

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 ...