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

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

Nearly all freshwater game fish at popular recreational fishing areas in Southern California have been exposed to invasive parasites with the ability to infect humans, a new study published in the ...

Two species of fish-borne parasites have been found in freshwater fish routinely caught for consumption. Researchers say people could be eating the fish ...

researchers reported recently in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. “Americans don’t usually think about parasites when they eat freshwater fish because it hasn’t historically been an issue ...

A new study has found that more than 90% of freshwater game fish in Southern California are carrying parasites that can ...

More than 90 percent of popular Southern California freshwater game ... also recommended that fish-borne trematode infection be included on the list of diseases doctors are required to report ...

the authors write in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. “Americans don’t usually think about parasites when they eat freshwater fish because it hasn’t historically been an issue here ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Nearly all freshwater game fish at popular recreational fishing ... a new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases on Tuesday found. The study is the ...

A new study by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveals a startling finding: More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite ...

The parasites are introduced species from elsewhere, and Americans are perhaps not aware of the risk, the authors write in the Journal of Infectious Diseases ... they eat freshwater fish because ...