More than 90% of popular freshwater fish in Southern California are carrying human-infecting parasites, researchers say. This poses a significant danger for those who like to eat freshly caught ...

A UC San Diego study published Tuesday found that more than 90% of freshwater game fish in Southern California had parasites capable of infecting humans and causing health problems. The parasites are ...

In this video, we discuss the prevalence of worms and parasites in fish, focusing on surf perch, where it's common to find ...

The study of metazoan parasite communities in marine fish provides critical insights into the intricate relationships between hosts and their associated parasites, which in turn reflect broader ...

More than 90 percent of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contain a parasite that is capable of inducing strokes or heart attacks in the humans who eat them. Researchers said the ...

Regularly we get questions about fish parasites. Last year a new parasite was discovered in the northeastern portion of Wisconsin in 10 lakes. Heterosporis, a microsposporidan parasite. The DNR is not ...

Nearly every single freshwater fish in Southern California may be riddled with parasites that could cause serious health issues in humans. However, the scientists who found the parasites said the ...

More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite capable of infecting humans, according to a new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's fish health lab has detected a novel parasite in sick rainbow trout raised at the Klamath Falls, Rock Creek and Elk River ...

Allison Little, a middle school assistant principal from Anchorage, has been fishing on the Kasilof River her entire adult life, so she’s used to seeing wormy parasites coiled up in fish on occasion.

In Southern California, a quiet but widespread public health risk has taken root in the region’s freshwater fishing spots. Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego recently ...