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Little girl has two-metre tapeworm removed after eating sushi
It was still alive after a month!
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New Idea
Taipai Tri-Service General Hospital
A two-metre tapeworm was found living inside a young girl after eating sashimi.
Online reports claim the eight-year-old had the tapeworm living inside her after eating the dish containing raw fish at a restaurant, according to 7 News.
It's believed it had been living inside her for more than a month.
A doctor from Taipei Tri-Service General Hospital told media oulets that the tapeworm was still alive when it was extracted.