| Date | 1854 |
| Author | Kuchenmeister |
| Contribution | Reported tapeworm infection in a human following ingestion of larvae from pork. |
| Reference | Grove |
| Notes | Taenia solium, the "pork tapeworm". Celebrated case, involving condemned criminal (often cited as murderer but not specified as such). |
| Category | Causation |
| Pathogen Class | Helminths |
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