UW researchers find a dangerous tapeworm in Washington coyotes, raising potential concerns for dogs and humans.

A risk assessment in Norway has supported previous findings showing it is unlikely that Echinococcus multilocularis will be imported into the country via contaminated produce. The Norwegian Scientific ...

Cystic echinococcosis (Hydatid Disease) represents an emerging illness found in humans and livestock that arises as a result of eating infective eggs of the cestode parasite Echinococcus granulosus – ...

Echinococcosis is a term used to describe a potentially lethal zoonotic disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. Disease states can be further sub-classified into either cystic ...

Western Washington is home to an abundance of urban wildlife, animals that live and somehow thrive at the intersection of forests and concrete. Coyotes are the poster children of urban wildlife, ...

Alveolar echinococcosis is an aggressive infection caused by the cestode Echinococcus multilocularis and most commonly affects the liver; metastatic or disseminated disease can occur but are uncommon.