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Dangerous parasite that can infect people now found in U.S. foxes
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Dangerous parasite that can infect people now found in U.S. foxes

by Amy Norton  A rare parasitic disease that has long been documented in Europe seems to have taken root in the United States. Researchers in Vermont are reporting on two human cases of the disease, called alveolar echinococcosis (AE), which were caused by a European strain of the parasite E. multilocularis.  They also found evidence of...