Like raw fish? You may get a 9-ft tapeworm

A Chicago man joins the ranks of those who’ve been infested from eating raw fish in recent years.

One summer day in August 2006, Anthony Franz went to a Chicago area hospital carrying a 9-foot worm.

He did not find it in his garden.

Franz is one of the few, but growing number of tapeworm victims in cities across the world who are discovering (or rediscovering) that some of the most popular fish can host parasites.

With more people eating sushi and undercooked fish diets around the world so too has the incidence of worms increased.

The variety of tapeworm that infested Mr. Franz was caused from uncooked seafood, particularly salmon.

Mr. Franz was not available for comment and is suing an Illinois seafood restaurant for $100,000.

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