The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying that a flesh-eating parasite has moved further ...

The Department of Agriculture on Wednesday halted cattle shipments from Mexico to the United States over concerns of the New World screwworm parasite's rapid spread.

Scientists tested bags of pre-washed salad from supermarkets across Europe. In the United Kingdom alone, 16% of the samples ...

An intestinal parasite is an actual organism living in your intestinal tract. Many intestinal parasites are transmitted through food and water, although some can be shared by person-to-person contact.

As kitten season continues to be overwhelming, I’m sure that those of you caring for the little ones have become aware that ...

Picture families enjoying a sunny afternoon at Azalea Park, dogs splashing through water features while children play nearby.

Objective: In mice, a subpopulation of gut dendritic cells (DCs) expressing CD103 drives the development of regulatory T (Treg) cells. Further, it was recently described that the cross-talk between ...

The curious minds at What If imagine the terrifying scenario of alien parasites invading humans and how it might begin.

Thus, based on these findings and in vitro findings, we hypothesize that long-term consumption of such supplements may help limit intestinal parasite infections; however, to date, no studies have ...

Background: Murine postoperative ileus results from intestinal inflammation triggered by manipulation-induced mast cell activation. As its extent depends on the degree of handling and subsequent ...

Researchers have also observed these parasites in the ejaculate of many animals, including human semen, raising the possibility of sexual transmission.