A parasitic tapeworm causing one of the most lethal human parasitic diseases has been detected for the first time in West Coast wildlife, found in coyotes near Puget Sound.
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 discovered the tapeworm, which can cause a rare but potent... [5059 chars]