UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 14 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Parasites in wildlife don't just pose a risk to their wild hosts - they can also spread to domestic animals and humans, making safe and reliable ways to screen for these pests critical to promote better health for all.
Justin Brown, associate teaching professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, said one such parasite is Echinococcus. It is a type of tapeworm that often causes no clinical signs in wild and domestic dogs but can lead to severe effects in humans.
Brown - along with a team including undergraduate students in the college and researchers from other insti...