A dog and its humans at a boat ramp at Echo Bay in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Two years ago a parasite that can potentially kill dogs was discovered for the first time on the shores of the Colorado River in Southern California. Now that same parasite has likely made its way to Lake Mead and Lake Mohave in Nevada.
Fortunately for dog-owners, the risk of dogs contracting the parasite in Nevada is likely very low, according to a survey of more than two dozen sites by the National Park Service…