More than 90 percent of popular Southern California freshwater game fish sampled in a new study contained invasive worms ...

Southern Californians have been warned that more than 90 percent of popular game fish have been found to contain invasive, parasitic worms that can infect humans.

Did you know 90% of freshwater game fish in southern California host parasites that could infect humans? Learn how to protect yourself.

The parasites are introduced species from elsewhere, and Americans are perhaps not aware of the risk, the authors wrote.

Nearly every single freshwater fish in Southern California may be riddled with parasites that could cause serious health issues in humans. However, the scientists who found the parasites said the ...

The study is the first time the parasites have been recorded with such a widespread presence in the state’s fish.

This deadly disease, thus far identified in four stranded otters, comes from a rare strain of the microscopic parasite Toxoplasma ... of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, said ...