In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

The antiparasitic drugs ivermectin and fenbendazole are not currently recommended for cancer, but posts spread across social ...

A new study from the Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble characterized the structure of an important trypanosomal protein ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have ...

The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...

Trichuris incognita is a newfound intestinal roundworm closely related to the whipworm parasite. However, it is significantly ...

Scientists have revealed a parasite’s role in boosting male insect appeal by modulating host processes to facilitate female attraction, thereby enhancing the parasite’s own transmission and survival.

University of Queensland veterinary expert Dr Swaid Abdullah said the parasites can be transferred to humans through the ... Dr Abdullah said blind treatment or blanket treatments were part ...

Texas officials are sounding the alarm about the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly known for its devastating effects on animals—and in rare cases, humans. Recently found in a cow in southern Mexico ...

A recent study has revealed the presence of a rare parasite called Sarcocystis miescheriana in a domestic pig in central Poland. The finding has captured attention because it involved cysts large ...

Five years after the initial outbreak, another wave of infections is surging in China. Following COVID-19, a new mysterious virus, Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), is spreading nationwide. This outbreak ...

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