The Parasitology team of the Medical Research Institute (MRI
26 May 2025
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The Parasitology team of the Medical Research Institute (MRI) has discovered the longest Bertiella worm reported globally, to our current knowledge. It is a rare tapeworm that occasionally infects humans. Dr. Suranga Dolamulla, Director of the MRI stated that according to recent research, the longest Bertiella worm ever documented measured approximately 40 centimeters. However, the specimen which was examined measured up to 70 centimeters in leng