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 ...

Using genome reconstruction, scientists unveiled a once 'invisible' fish parasite present in many marine fish world-wide that belongs to the apicomplexans, one of the most important groups of ...

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 ...

Monogenean parasites represent a diverse group of flatworms that predominantly infest the gills and external surfaces of marine fish. These ectoparasites are of increasing concern for both wild ...

Fish parasites, particularly acanthocephalans and cestodes, are emerging as valuable bioindicators of heavy metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems. Research has demonstrated that these parasitic ...

Nearly every single freshwater fish in Southern California may be riddled with parasites that could cause serious health issues in humans. Researchers from the University of California-San Diego ...

Using genome reconstruction, scientists unveiled a once “invisible” fish parasite present in many marine fish world-wide that belongs to the apicomplexans, one of the most important groups of ...

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 ...

They’re tiny, they’re widespread, and they’re inside the fish you might be grilling this weekend. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is ...

Sandra Binning is a member of the Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en limnologie (GRIL) and Ressources Aquatiques Québec (RAQ) and has received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering ...

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 ...