Japan health officials are reporting a rise in foodborne parasitic infections from raw fish dishes, such as sushi and sashimi in recent years, so much that for three consecutive years from 2013 to 2015,...

Last week, a story circulated the world wide web about a Chinese man, whose love of sashimi and the quantity he consumed, left his body riddled with parasites. The story was presented on the Chinese news...

The raw seafood used in foods such as sushi and sashimi may contain parasitic worms that can cause relatively mild to severe infections in humans. Anisakis simplex is the most likely offender when it comes...