Freshwater Fish Contaminated with Parasites

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Warning over parasite-riddled fish that cause heart attacks if eaten

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Researchers from the University of California-San Diego found 93 percent of 84 freshwater fish in Southern California were infected with two species of trematodes.

These include bluegills, largemouth bass, green sunfish , bluegill-green sunfish hybrids, black crappies, and common carp.

The parasites were mostly in the fins and gills, though H. pumilio was often found in the muscle tissue near fin bases, which could end up in fish fillets.

The study authors fear that millions of people could be at risk of contamination, based on the amount of interest in eating raw fish on social media.

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