All wild animals carry diseases.
In some cases these might be of concern if they can spread to humans or domestic animals. In other cases, they might be of interest if they impact on the health of our wild herds, or simply if they have been noticed by hunters and you would like to know more. This factsheet is one of a series produced on the common diseases of wildlife in Newfoundland and Labrador and covers the cyst form of two common tapeworm parasites. Humans can become an accidental host as will be described. The adult stage of the parasite is called the tape and lives in the intestines of the predator, or final host.