In Southern California, a quiet but widespread public health risk has taken root in the region’s freshwater fishing spots.

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Scientists have issued an urgent warning over parasite-riddled food eaten by millions of Americans in several US states.

Genetic research from Texas Biomed shows human and cattle schistosome parasites are not currently interbreeding, easing concerns over cross-species infection risks.

The parasites are called trematodes. Two species of the flatworms were discovered in California’s freshwater fish, according ...

More than 90 percent of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contain a parasite that is capable of inducing ...

More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contain an introduced parasite capable of infecting ...

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

More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite capable of infecting ...

Female genital schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, devastates women amid poor sanitation and medical misdiagnoses.