More than 90% of freshwater game fish in Southern California carry two types of parasitic flatworms (trematodes), which can ...

Researchers want the parasite to be added to the diseases that public health officials are required to report. Researchers ...

Also known as the Hammerhead Slug, the Flatworm is an invasive species that appear in places that have seen a lot of rainfall ...

As the FWS explains, the black dots are a sign of flatworms, who embed themselves under the animal's skin. The cycle that leads to this phenomenon is quite complicated: ...

Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego recently found that two types of parasitic flatworms, known as trematodes, are commonly infecting freshwater fish caught by ...

Key Takeaways Freshwater game fish in the U.S. now carry an exotic flatworm that can infect humansMore than 90% of game fish like bluegill and largemouth bass tested carried the flatworms, called ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Freshwater game fish like bluegill, largemouth bass and black crappie in the U.S. commonly carry parasitic flatworms ...

FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Freshwater game fish like bluegill, largemouth bass and black crappie in the U.S. commonly carry parasitic flatworms that can infect humans, a new study ...