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

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

California fish carry human-infecting parasites that can cause stroke or heart attack, researchers find - Some of the fish ...

Southern Californians have been warned that more than 90 percent of popular game fish have been found to contain invasive, parasitic worms that can infect humans.

A UC San Diego study finds that more than 90% of freshwater game fish in Southern California had parasites capable of ...

Did you know 90% of freshwater game fish in southern California host parasites that could infect humans? Learn how to protect yourself.

More than 90 percent of popular Southern California freshwater game fish sampled in a new study contained invasive worms ...

A recent study by the University of California, San Diego, has revealed that over 90% of freshwater fish in Southern ...

In Southern California, these trematodes are “introduced parasites,” or ... when they eat freshwater fish because it hasn’t historically been an issue here,” said senior author Ryan ...

More than 90 percent of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California ... think about parasites when they eat freshwater fish because it hasn’t historically been an issue here,” Ryan ...