The deadly tapeworm spreading across America has reached the Pacific Northwest
Researchers have identified the dangerous tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis in coyotes within the Pacific Northwest for the first time. The parasite, which can cause fatal liver cysts in humans and domestic dogs, was previously considered rare in North America.
Why it matters
The expansion of this parasite into a new region poses a significant public health risk to pet owners and residents in the Pacific Northwest.
A dangerous tapeworm that has been spreading across North America has now been detected in the Pacific Northwest, according to new research. Scientists found the parasite, known as Echinococcus multilocularis , in local coyotes, marking the first time it has been identified in a wild host along the contiguous U.S. West Coast.
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