Rospotrabendzor has withdrawn from sale fish that caused a massive parasite infection in Pugachev, Saratov region. Experts from the federal service discovered pathogens for opisthorchiasis in the dried fish of the store chain in the city of Pivzbod. This disease mainly affects the liver and pancreas. You can become infected by eating raw or poorly cooked carp. On November 1, several residents of Pugachev sought medical help with complaints of deteriorating health after eating fish from a local store. According to the latest figures, 19 people were injured.