The microscopic parasite that causes the disease preys on young fish, causing them to swim in a whirling pattern, and often eventually killing them. It has the potential to wipe out entire fish ...

An 'invisible' parasite has been unveiled Despite its presence in fish worldwide, the parasite had not been properly characterized until now. The genomic data of the study reveals that this ...

ODFW’s fish health lab has detected a novel parasite in sick rainbow trout that were raised at Klamath Falls, Rock Creek and Elk River hatcheries, Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife reported Tuesday.

A parasite is thought to have led to the deaths ... to 500 dead fishes at Langold Lake near Worksop following reports of "fish in distress" on Thursday. Lab tests later confirmed white-spot ...

the Canadian Food Inspection Agency declared the Columbia River watershed as an infected area for whirling disease after first detecting the parasite there in December 2023, imposing restrictions on ...

The British Columbia government says it has detected more cases of a parasite that Parks Canada ... imposing restrictions on movements of fish – dead or alive – to and from other waterways.

Cymothoa exigua replace the tongues of fish and then feed off their hosts A container of sea bream meant for human consumption has been refused entry at Felixstowe after a tongue-eating parasite ...

Researchers have discovered a rare example of "great fish parenting" with a common coral reef species found to actively protect their young by eating parasites. The University of Queensland's Dr.