Scientists detected a potentially dangerous tapeworm linked to severe cancer-like disease in wild animals in the U.S. Pacific Northwest for the first time.
The parasite had spread across other American regions before reaching Washington and Oregon wildlife populations.
Veterinarians urged hunters and ranchers to report unusual cysts in game animals to state wildlife agencies.
Human cases remain rare but documented when eggs are ingested through contaminated food or poor hygiene around infected animals.
Ecologists study how climate and migration patterns may accelerate northward movement of the pathogen.
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