The Portland Water Bureau continues to detect cryptosporidium, a potentially disease-causing microorganism, in the Bull Run watershed, Oregon's largest source of drinking water.

Scientists made an incredible discovery not only treats malaria but takes down even the most drug-resistant parasites while ...

The European Medicines Agency’s positive opinion for ivermectin-albendazole for treating soil-transmitted helminth infections ...

Niger is the first African country and fifth in the world to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as 'river blindness', a ...

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

Guinea, a country in West Africa has successfully eradicated the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) ...

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday congratulated Guinea for eliminating human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness -- a neglected tropical ...

Ms Badolé suffers from loiasis, a chronic filarial disease caused by the Loa loa parasite, also known as the African eye worm ...

Researchers at the, Riverside, backed by a substantial NIH grant, are pioneering a study on the unique immune responses to ...

Lotilaner, moxidectin, praziquantel, and pyrantel chewable tablets offer protection against 6 types of parasites ...