“Humans are not infected by the adult tapeworms within the dog, but instead ingest Echinococcus eggs passed in dog feces by ...

A rare case in Tunisia highlights the danger of letting dogs lick faces, potentially transmitting the Echinococcus granulosus ...

While an abundance of parasites might seem like a bad thing, their absence actually signals trouble in the environment.

Many people sleep with their dogs on their beds. But where do we draw the line? Can cohabiting dogs be a health risk? For the ...

A POTENTIALLY deadly parasite carried by snails is creeping into popular European holiday spots, experts have warned. The bug ...

Tens of millions of people in Africa are infected by parasitic worms that cause lymphatic filariasis (also called ...

Parasites are crucial indicators of ecosystem health, and their absence can signal trouble. Once pristine, Florida's Indian River Lagoon (IRL) now faces pollution and algal blooms that have damaged ...

For parasitologists, the answer is simple. Neatly housed in each of the myriad segments of a giant T. solium tapeworm are ...

Research on Toxoplasmosis reveals potential vaccine strategy targeting essential splicing protein, offering protection ...

When human activities like ... of fish they routinely examined for parasites. Credit: Brianna Davis Crustaceans and fish in the IRL had lower parasite infection rates than similar species in ...

The parasite, which claims nearly 70,000 lives each year, usually causes nothing more than diarrhoea, but sometimes it ...