New evidence suggests that a disease-causing tapeworm that has been spreading across the United States and Canada has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. The tapeworm, called Echinococcus multilocularis ...

A dangerous parasite that can spread to humans has been spotted in Washington, according to a Washington State University ...

A parasite commonly carried by foxes and coyotes appears to have established itself in the Pacific Northwest, according to Washington State University. The parasite, Echinococcus multilocularis, is ...

A parasitic tapeworm known as Echinococcus multilocularis — often called the "fox tapeworm" — has been detected for the first time in West Coast wildlife. University of Washington researchers ...