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A woman developed an array of symptoms shortly after returning from a vacation, and parasites turned out to be the culprit.

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A 30 year old American woman returned from holiday in Thailand and discovered she was harbouring rare parasitic worms in her brain.

A WOMAN who complained of a burning sensation in her feet after returning home from a trip abroad was revealed to have ...