If Your Pet Has This Tapeworm, It Could Kill You

Dogs are sending us an early warning signal about the spread of a potentially deadly tapeworm in North America.The tapeworm, Echinococcus multilocularis, is normally found in rodents and other wild animals, including coyotes and foxes, but can spill over into cats and dogs — and even humans.In July, as I was warning veterinarians about the risk of E. multilocularis in dogs — and cautioned that human cases couldn’t be far behind — news broke that four people in Alberta had