As of 9:00 p.m. on March 17, 2019, 209 children in Bac Ninh have tested positive for tapeworm. Currently, it is estimated that this is not the final number due to the overload of testing cases at risk of the disease. Below are ways to recognize and prevent tapeworm disease according to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health.

Recently, many people have rushed to get tested for pork tapeworm, even lining up in long lines at hospitals to get tested. In fact, this is not a new disease. In fact, the rate of parasitic diseases in developing countries (including Vietnam) has always been high (in some places, up to 25% of the population is infected). So is pork tapeworm really dangerous? When should you get tested for pork tapeworm? How to treat and prevent the disease?