While coyotes can endure the infection without adverse effects, humans, rodents, and some domestic dogs aren't so lucky.

A hidden parasite is spreading across North America that lives inside coyotes and can also reach pets and humans.

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 ...

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 ...

In humans, cystic echinococcosis is one of the most serious helminthic diseases worldwide. The larval stages (cysts) of Echinococcus granulosus are mainly located in the liver and the lung. Other ...

A recently published study led by University of Washington researchers has become the first to detect Echinococcus ...