Pet owners are being warned not to let their dogs enter, swim in, or drink from the Colorado River. This comes after the ...

The team ventured down to Blythe, a town about 75 miles east of Joshua Tree National Park, where they discovered the culprit that had been transmitting the worms, and therefore infecting dogs that ...

A dog-killing parasite known as "liver fluke" has been found in the Colorado ... which attacks a dog's liver and intestines. The worm is produced by a type of snail found in the river.

The parasite Heterobilharzia americana is fatal for dogs. (Representational Pic) "Dogs can die from this infection, so we are hoping to raise public awareness that it's there. If you're swimming ...

Scientists have discovered dog-killing worms in Southern California for the ... a flatworm commonly referred to as liver fluke, are being transmitted by snails living along the Colorado Riverbed.

Pet owners are being warned not to let their dogs enter, swim in, or drink from the Colorado River. This comes after the ...