New research from the University of Washington and Washington State University has found a harmful parasitic tapeworm spreading across the U.S. and Canada is now in Washington.
The tapeworm, called Echinococcus multilocularis, lives as a parasite in coyotes, foxes, and other canid species and can cause severe disease if passed to domestic dogs or humans.
A study led by UW scientists found 37 infected coyotes out of 100 tested in the Puget Sound region. The study was published last March in the Public Library of Science journal Neglected Tropical Diseases…