Flesh-eating bacteria claims 71yo man’s arm after he ate contaminated sushi (PHOTOS)

Doctors were forced to amputate a 71-year-old man’s left arm after he presented at a South Korean hospital with a two-day fever and agonizing pain in his left hand, both of which developed shortly after he ate raw seafood. Medics at the Chonbuk National University Medical School in Jeonju, South Korea were alarmed by a […]

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Sushi lovers have been warned about raw fish parasites after a man was found with disgusting worms in his gut

Deliveroo Doctors have warned that the growing popularity of sushi in Western diets could lead to a rise in parasitic infections. Writing in the British journal The BMJ Case Reports, Lisbon-based researchers found a healthy 32-year-old man became violently ill after eating raw fish. The man was admitted to the hospital after suffering severe abdominal pain, vomiting, […]

Sushi shock: Popular lunch option could contain infectious parasites

Sushi is a dish consisting of small balls or rolls of vinegar-flavoured cold rice served with vegetables, egg, or – most often -raw seafood. The chilled sushi retail market, in restaurants and take-away options, was estimated at being worth £68million in the UK in 2015. Sushi chain Itsu reported a 21.8 per cent rise in […]