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19 Species Named After Your Favorite Celebrities (Including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and More!)

tomwt — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:44:47 +0000

19 Species Named After Your Favorite Celebrities (Including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and More!) tomwt Tue, 12/03/2024 - 09:44 More CNAS in the Media Kelli Bender and Paris C. - People December 01, 2024

PEOPLE - Celebrities can be found throughout the animal kingdom — if you know where to look.

Occasionally, when a new species is discovered, pop culture-loving scientists decide to name the creature after their favorite star. There are bugs named after Oscar winners, lemurs sharing names with comedians and spiders with the same titles as starlets.

Read on to see what celebrities have received the honor of having a species named after them.

Barack Obama
Caloplaca obamae is a lichen species named after former President Barack Obama. It was discovered in 2007 on Santa Rosa Island, part of California’s Channel Islands.

As ScienceDaily reported, lichenologist Kerry Knudsen of the University of California, Riverside, named the species in 2009. "I named it Caloplaca obamae to show my appreciation for the president's support of science and science education," he said of his discovery in the journal Opuscula Philolichenum.

Jeff Daniels
In January 2022, scientists from California's UC Riverside dubbed a new nematode species, Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi. The name was inspired by actor Jeff Daniels' character, Dr. Ross Jennings, in Arachnophobia (1990).

"His character in the film is a spider killer, which is exactly what these nematodes are," said parasitologist Adler Dillman, who led the team that discovered the new species.

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Dangerous bacterial disease reported in multiple dogs in Southern California

tomwt — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:33:12 +0000

Dangerous bacterial disease reported in multiple dogs in Southern California tomwt Fri, 04/19/2024 - 15:33 More CNAS in the Media Travis Schlepp | KTLA 5 April 17, 2024

KTLA 5 LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control has issued an animal health advisory after four dogs tested positive for a potentially deadly bacterial disease.

The advisory was issued earlier this month after four infected dogs arrived at an emergency veterinary center in Pasadena between June 2023 to this past March.

It’s called salmon poisoning disease and is caused by a bacteria found in a parasite found in wild fish.

According to Adler Dillman, professor of Parasitology & Nematologist at the University of California, Riverside, "Fish in general that are caught in the Pacific Northwest have a fairly high infection rate. But this can infect salmon, trout, and char in other parts of the world as well. If your dog's not eating raw or undercooked fish, or even if your dog is playing in the water, it's not something to be concerned about from that perspective, it needs to be eaten."

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Presence of parasite that’s deadly for dogs now confirmed in California: Signs to watch for

tomwt — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:01:39 +0000

Presence of parasite that’s deadly for dogs now confirmed in California: Signs to watch for tomwt Mon, 03/18/2024 - 08:01 More CNAS in the Media Andrew J. Campa | LA Times March 14, 2024

LOS ANGELES TIMES - For five years, an elusive tormentor of animals hid from authorities in east Riverside County as 10 dogs were injured and another killed.

The victims hailed from Los Angeles, Riverside and Orange counties, while the suspect maintained a strong alibi: It had never visited California.

It took authorities years to discover the one key detail linking the abuser with those abused: time spent at the Colorado River at or near the California-Arizona border town of Blythe.

That’s where professor Adler R. Dillman, chair of UC Riverside’s Department of Nematology (study of roundworms) and an expert on parasitology, and a team of researchers and students recently unmasked their culprit.

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Warning: Dog-killing "liver fluke" parasite discovered in US for the first time

tomwt — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:45:01 +0000

Warning: Dog-killing "liver fluke" parasite discovered in US for the first time tomwt Mon, 03/18/2024 - 07:45 More CNAS in the Media Eric Ralls | Earth.com March 15, 2024

EARTH.COM - For the first time, scientists have confirmed the presence of a potentially fatal dog parasite, liver fluke, in a section of the Colorado River that traverses California. This revelation from scientists at UC Riverside has prompted urgent calls for public awareness due to the serious health risk it poses to pets.

Heterobilharzia americana, a flatworm commonly known as liver fluke, has made a surprising journey from its known habitat in Texas and other Gulf Coast states to the west. This marks the first instance of the parasite being identified so far from its original reported locations.

The liver fluke is the cause of canine schistosomiasis, a disease affecting dogs’ livers and intestines, which, if left untreated, can lead to death.

“Dogs can die from this infection, so we are hoping to raise public awareness that it’s there,” said UCR nematology professor Adler Dillman. “If you’re swimming in the Colorado River with them, your pets are in peril.”

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Potentially fatal dog parasite found in Southern California river: Report

tomwt — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:51:10 +0000

Potentially fatal dog parasite found in Southern California river: Report tomwt Fri, 03/15/2024 - 13:51 More CNAS in the Media Tony Kurzweil | KTLA 5 March 14, 2024

KTLA 5 LOS ANGELES - A parasite that can be fatal to dogs has been found in a river that runs through Southern California, according to a new report.

The parasite, Heterobilharzia Americana, is a flatworm also known as liver fluke, an article posted by UC Riverside News Thursday states.

“Dogs can die from this infection, so we are hoping to raise public awareness that it’s there,” UCR nematology professor Adler Dillman told the college news site. “If you’re swimming in the Colorado River with them, your pets are in peril.”

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Parasite found in Riverside County linked to illness sickening dogs

tomwt — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:40:48 +0000

Parasite found in Riverside County linked to illness sickening dogs tomwt Fri, 03/15/2024 - 13:40 More CNAS in the Media Robert Kovacik and Karla Rendon | KNBC-TV March 14, 2024

KNBC-TV / LOS ANGELES - Researchers in Riverside have pinpointed the cause of a potentially fatal illness in dogs in recent weeks and are warning pet owners to beware of a particular location in Southern California.

Adler Dillman, a professor at the University of California Riverside-turned-pet detective, said he researched a mysterious illness that sickened dogs. First, he determined something all the ill dogs had in common.

“Been swimming in Blythe within two months of being diagnosed with this parasite,” Dillman said.

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Dog-killing worms found in California for the first time: Scientists discover hundreds of snails in Colorado River harboring the parasite that has killed at least one pet

tomwt — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:04:20 +0000

Dog-killing worms found in California for the first time: Scientists discover hundreds of snails in Colorado River harboring the parasite that has killed at least one pet tomwt Thu, 03/14/2024 - 16:04 More CNAS in the Media Stacy Liberatore | DailyMail.com March 14, 2024

THE DAILY MAIL - Scientists have discovered dog-killing worms in Southern California for the first time, which have infected at least 11 pets - one of which died.

A team at the University of California Riverside (UCR) found Heterobilharzia americana, a flatworm commonly referred to as liver fluke, are being transmitted by snails living along the Colorado Riverbed.

The worms can cause canine schistosomiasis, an illness that impacts the liver and intestines of dogs, and were previously only found in Texas, Louisiana and Florida.

UCR nematology professor Adler Dillman said: 'Dogs can die from this infection, so we are hoping to raise public awareness that it's there.

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California Dog Owners Warned of Lethal River Parasite

tomwt — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 22:48:13 +0000

California Dog Owners Warned of Lethal River Parasite tomwt Thu, 03/14/2024 - 15:48 More CNAS in the Media Jess Thomson | Newsweek March 14, 2024

NEWSWEEK - A parasite that could potentially kill your pet dog has been discovered lurking in a section of the Colorado River that runs through Southern California.

This parasite is a flatworm named Heterobilharzia americana, also known as a liver fluke, and has previously only been found in Texas and other states on the Gulf Coast.

However, a new paper in the journal Pathogens reports that it has been discovered in California for the first time.

"Dogs can die from this infection, so we are hoping to raise public awareness that it's there," paper co-author Adler Dillman, a nematology professor at the University of California, Riverside, said in a statement. "If you're swimming in the Colorado River with them, your pets are in peril."

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Dog-killing flatworm parasite discovered in new state as scientists warn of spread West

tomwt — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 22:34:52 +0000

Dog-killing flatworm parasite discovered in new state as scientists warn of spread West tomwt Thu, 03/14/2024 - 15:34 More CNAS in the Media Mary Walrath-Holdridge | USA TODAY March 14, 2024

USA TODAY - A dog-killing parasite that was believed to only exist in Texas and other Gulf Coast states has been discovered as far west as California for the first time, scientists have warned.

Experts at the University of California Riverside found the Heterobilharzia americana parasite, a flatworm commonly known as a liver fluke, in spots along the Colorado River where it runs through Southern California. According to the university, the flatworm has never before been seen outside of Texas and surrounding areas, and other studies have found most infections occur in Texas and Louisiana, though some have occurred in North Carolina, Texas, and Kansas.

The worm can cause canine schistosomiasis, an illness that impacts the liver and intestines of dogs. While there are treatment options once a dog becomes infected, they are not always successful and such infections can lead to euthanasia.

“Dogs can die from this infection, so we are hoping to raise public awareness that it’s there,” said UCR nematology professor Adler Dillman in a press statement. “If you’re swimming in the Colorado River with them, your pets are in peril.”

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