a man in his 40s discovered a white thread-like object in his feces,” Kuramochi said. “Dr. Satoru Kamegai, our museum’s first director, had the man take an agent that gets rid of parasites.” ...

Humans can also become infected by petting dogs who are shedding the parasite's microscopically small eggs through their feces ... infected rodent because the tapeworm circulates between dog ...