Impaired learning caused by infection has serious social and economic consequences for China’s children, researchers say. Photo: AFP
Impaired learning caused by infection has serious social and economic consequences for China’s children, researchers say. Photo: AFP

China has a tapeworm problem, and it’s reinforcing the poverty cycle, study finds

Brain-damaging tapeworm more common for children in rural mountain areas, researchers say after assessing Chinese school pupils living at altitude

Impaired learning caused by infection has serious social and economic consequences for China’s children, researchers say. Photo: AFP
Impaired learning caused by infection has serious social and economic consequences for China’s children, researchers say. Photo: AFP
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