When a cat owner in southern France noticed a slender, striped worm clinging to her pet’s belly fur after an evening outdoors ...

This specific type of flatworm also reproduces asexually, which means the journey of one is enough to kickstart a new cluster ...

For years, land flatworms were thought to spread mostly through plant sales. Worms or their eggs would hitch a ride in potted soil, move through nurseries, and end up in new gardens. That explained ...

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If your dog or cat spends time outdoors, here’s something that might make your skin crawl — but shouldn’t make you panic. Researchers have confirmed that invasive flatworms can hitch rides on your pet ...

Last spring, scientists with UC Riverside’s department of nematology discovered the parasite Heterobilharzia americana, a flatworm commonly known as a liver fluke, along the banks of the Colorado ...

UC Riverside researchers gather samples from the Colorado River in Blythe, California. UC Riverside scientists confirmed, for the first time, that the fatal dog parasite is present in California.

Scientists have confirmed that a potentially fatal dog parasite is present in a portion of the Colorado River that runs through California. UC Riverside scientists confirm, for the first time, that a ...

GEORGIA, USA — A well-known "toxic" worm is making its rounds in Georgia and now experts want residents to know a few details this summer to keep themselves, the friendly earthworm and their plants ...

TEXAS (KXAN) — An invasive, snake-like worm species is making the rounds throughout Texas, with the possibility of causing physical reactions in humans or animals that come into contact with it. The ...

UC Riverside scientists confirm, for the first time, that a potentially fatal dog parasite is present in a portion of the Colorado River that runs through California. The parasite, Heterobilharzia ...