Posted on 06/14/2009 7:42:46 AM PDT by JoeProBono
Anthony Franz says an undercooked salmon salad gave him a 9-foot-tapeworm, and in August he sued the Chicago restaurant that served it to him.
If Franz’s tapeworm tale holds water – and the Chicago Sun-Times reports that the restaurant disputes his account – then it’s just one more data point to add to a growing urban tapeworm problem.
Once the bane of rural Japanese villagers, a paper in the June issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases reports on the spread of the the salmon tapeworm Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense. The parasite, which can reach lengths of 39 feet (12 meters), has been steadily increasing its global distribution and prevalence – mostly among yuppies with a hankering for sashimi and ceviche.
One hospital in Japan reported 14 cases last year, up from 3 cases in 2000. And starting in 2006, the tapeworm has been popping up for the first time in North America and Europe. Meanwhile, farm-raised salmon from South America have been plagued by a closely related tapeworm that normally infects perch and other freshwater fish.
This sushi fad has to die. Meat is meant to be cooked!the cavemen knew this.
Never understood the concept of sushi.
I halfway expected this to be another “surprising effect of global warming” story.
Sushi is “rice” with virtually anything. Sashimi is simply sliced seafood of various kinds ~
Raw fish by any other name is still raw fish.
An excellent way to lose weight. Forget pills and dieting. Eat and enjoy and thank your little “friend” for keeping you slim.
Is there a word for uncooked fish then?
Yes, they’re normally called “unions” however.
Chicago has an extremely high parasite population.
Cavemen?
It has nothing to do with culture. It's taste. Eaten fresh it's delicious.
I thought it was about the man in the White House; he is after all a parasite contributing nothing to the nourishment of the nation while sucking all the goodies, he and Rahm, for their pals.
sashimi
Good Point.
Even the upper castes of Asian cultures know not to eat sushi.
Tapeworms are not the worst kind of worm. The worst is something more awful.
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