Cestodes

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Organism Intermediate hosts Distribution
Diphyllobothrium latum Cyclops or Diaptomus microcrustacean followed by freshwater fish Scandinavia (related to smoked/pickled fish), Siberia, Russia, Japan, Chile, and Uganda
Hymenolepis nana none; only in humans
Taenia saginata cows worldwide, highest in Africa and Asia
Taenia solium pigs (and humans) worldwide, highest in Mexico, Central/South America, Southwest Asia, and Africa