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Pathogen-carrying invasive fish from China threatens US waterways

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imageSmall but dangerous – and coming to the New World.Rodolphe Gozlan, Author provided

One little-known legacy of communist countries during the Cold War is invasive species. The accidental introduction in 1960 of the topmouth gudgeon from China into countries bordering the Black Sea, including Ukraine, Moldova and Romania, is a striking example.

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