Researchers at Washington State University say the fox tapeworm can spread to humans and remain undetected for years.

A parasite that’s commonly carried by foxes -- and can be harmful to dogs and humans -- has been found in the Pacific ...

The fox tapeworm can spread through contaminated feces and may cause serious liver disease in rare human cases.

New evidence suggests that a disease-causing tapeworm that has been spreading across the United States and Canada has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. The tapeworm, called Echinococcus multilocularis ...

A parasitic tapeworm known as Echinococcus multilocularis — often called the "fox tapeworm" — has been detected for the first time in West Coast wildlife. University of Washington researchers ...

A dangerous tapeworm, not found in Pacific Northwest wildlife until this year, is more widespread than researchers expected. Echinococcus multilocularis, a tapeworm that can cause severe disease in ...