Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good ...

After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.

Fish were caught by local fishermen in the coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro (21-23°S, 42-45°W), Brazil. Hosts were mostly fresh, but some specimens were kept frozen at –20°C, until examination.

Oddly enough, like Bong's directorial debut, this 2023 horror film, 'Sleep,' by his former protege, prominently involves cruelty against dogs.

New research has shown how the parasitic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica takes bites from your cells to use as a disguise, ...

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body's immune system, sometimes for years.

(Read about "zombie" parasites that mind-control their hosts.) Behold the diabolically clever life cycle of the rainbow mussel, which lives in U.S. rivers and streams. You see, what the bass ...

The first and only study on gastrointestinal parasites of wild rodents in the Island of Santa Catarina was done in 1987. The aim of this study was to identify intestinal parasites from wild rodents in ...

Mother Vic Dobbinson told BBC that her 8-year-old daughter, Alba, was one of the people who had been infected with the parasite. She said Alba experienced vomiting and diarrhea after feeding the ...

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Alba Dobbinson, 8, is one of 74 people infected with cryptospiridium parasites The number of people sick with livestock parasites after visiting a petting zoo in Wales is now at least 74.

Tyler Everett is a longtime sportswriter who turned his attention to sports betting back in 2019. He has been breaking down everything from Champions League, Premier League and World Cup soccer to ...