Caryophyllidean tapeworms represent one of the earliest diverging groups of eucestodes and are distinguished by their monozoic, non-segmented body plan. These parasites predominantly infect freshwater ...

Lugging around a tapeworm that’s one-third your body weight can be a real drag. So threespine stickleback fish evolved resistance to tapeworms — but resistance has costs of its own, a team of ...

Scientists in Europe have updated the knowledge around parasites in fish based on available surveillance data. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientific opinion also evaluated methods for ...

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 ...

Parasitic infections in salmonid fish can increase or decrease their vulnerability to angling, depending on their body condition. Angling, a type of fishing, is a popular pastime across the world, and ...

Brown bears can be infected with multiple tapeworms at once. Brown bears get infected with tapeworms thanks to eating salmon. Tapeworms can grow up to 30 feet long in the brown bear’s intestines. Wild ...

More than 90 percent of popular Southern California freshwater game fish sampled in a new study contained invasive worms capable of infecting humans, scientists warn. The parasites — two species of ...

Kumeyaay Lake at Mission Trails Regional Park. (File photo by Luis Monteagudo Jr.) A UC San Diego study published Tuesday found that more than 90% of freshwater game fish in Southern California had ...