A tiny tapeworm never previously detected in the Pacific Northwest has been discovered in more than a third of urban coyotes ...

Parasites are organisms that survive by feeding on humans and other hosts, often causing mild to severe health problems. They can enter the body in multiple ways, including consuming contaminated food ...

A recent study by researchers at the UW reveals a deadly parasite in local coyotes that transfers to dogs and humans.

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 ...