But, because it’s closely related to the Diphyllobothrium latum, any illness or symptoms would probably be similar. In almost all cases, symptoms will be minor or completely unnoticeable.

To prove the point, paper co-author Julius Lukeš even ingested three developmental stages of a large species of tapeworm called Diphyllobothrium latum.After more than a year with the tapeworms ...

Diphyllobothrium infections constitute a significant food‐borne zoonosis resulting from the ingestion of raw or undercooked fish harbouring infectious larval forms.