Can appear in lake regions from Europe,America,Russia,Japon,Central Africa.
The broad tapeworm has a size of 3-10 metres in lenght and spoon shape.
Adult worms live in the small intestine of man,dog,cat and fish eating animals.Eggs are discharged with faeses.In fresh water the egg matures and hatches within 2 weeks.
Is necessary a detection of eggs in faeces and a blood test for diagnosis.