The parasites originate from a particular type of snail that leaves behind an infected cyst in the snails and their eggs. Fish consume these snails and ... melania or Malaysian trumpet snail.

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“Once we found that it was here in the snails in California too at fishing spots, we were quite sure they would be in the fish, given what we know about the basic biology of these things,” Hechinger ...

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Both parasites are originally from Southeast Asia. They entered the U.S. inside an invasive aquatic snail, Melanoides tuberculata, also called the red-rimmed melania or Malaysian trumpet snail.

Hechinger, through previous and new research, found that the snail and its associated trematode parasites can be widely found in lakes and reservoirs across the state.. He’s identified the ...