WVEC

Study: Parasite devastated Chesapeake Bay oysters in 1980s

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Viruses aren't the only sources of disease that evolve quickly — the rapid evolution of a one-celled organism may explain a disease that devastated bay shellfish in the 1980s and ...
The Virginian-Pilot

A parasite’s rapid evolution devastated Chesapeake Bay oysters in the 1980s, study finds

Viruses aren’t the only sources of disease that evolve quickly — the rapid evolution of a one-celled organism may explain a disease that devastated bay shellfish in the 1980s and is still a major ...
Columbia Daily Tribune

'Swimmer's itch' parasite burrows into fisherman's skin, now signs near Delaware pier warn others

LEWES, Del. — Floyd “Morty” Morton was throwing a cast net for bait fish 300 yards east of the Cape Henlopen State Park Fishing Pier last Friday when he felt an odd tingling at his ankles and feet.
Newsday

Peconic Bay scallops die-off tied to newly detected parasite

The catastrophic die-off of Peconic Bay scallops in eastern Long Island waters may be tied to a previously undetected parasite that can infect the kidneys of adult and juvenile scallops, state ...