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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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John Daniel Federico

British Tourist Who Visited India Came Back with 38 Brain Parasites After Eating Contaminated Pork

Lowri Denman in November 2016, visiting her family from hospital. Five years previously, dozens of parasites were found lodged in her brain, possibly contracted during a trip to India. (Credit: Facebook)

Neurocysticercosis has become a haunting reality for Lowri Denman, a British traveller who returned from a two-month trip to India carrying 38 brain parasites.

What began as a dream holiday in 2007 spiralled into a decade of seizures, psychosis, and a complex fight for her independence, highlighting the often-overlooked dangers of tapeworm infection symptoms that can remain dormant for years.

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