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Are there worms in tap water?

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The flies laid their eggs in the filters and when the eggs hatched the red worms simply swam into the water supply. Fortunately, these worms were not parasitic, but several parasitic worms could get into drinking water systems: Roundworms, flukes, and tapeworms.

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