Live Asian Swamp Eels Sold in a U.S. Market
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Detailed Description
These live Asian swamp eels were imported from southeast Asia and sold in an urban food market in the U.S. Raw or undercooked Asian swamp eels could transmit a parasitic infection called gnathostomiasis to consumers, and wild eels could become widespread in some U.S. waters.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.