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		graemep 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Origin of the Pork Taboo Tapeworm would be from the dog, not the fleas, but you are right about the rest.

schiem 9 months ago [–]

I recently learned from my vet that fleas are a very common form of tapeworm transmission, and animal to animal transmission is comparatively rare.

https://www.cdc.gov/dipylidium/about/index.html

graemep 9 months ago | [–]

Thanks, interesting - and somewhat disgusting.

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