Parasites Were Found In North Korea’s Trash Balloons, Seoul Says
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Parasites associated with fecal matter have been found in the trash-laden balloons North Korea has floated into South Korea, along with clothing such as underwear, neckties and socks, authorities in Seoul said.
North Korea has sent more than 1,000 balloons across the border since the end of last month, and an examination of the contents in dozens of them have found parasites, such as roundworms, whipworms and threadworms, the South Korean Unification Ministry said in a statement Monday.