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

India experiences the world’s absolute burden of at least 11 NTDs, including hookworm, dengue, lymphatic filariasis, leprosy, ...

When your furry friends contract a parasitic infection like hookworm or roundworm, the consequences can be severe for both them and your family ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

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

For children to meet their developmental milestones and lead healthy lives, they must follow a deworming schedule and lead a ...

ShareCanine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia, according to new research. The study is published in the ‘International Journal of Parasitology’. Scientists at The ...

Night-time collisions with robotic lawnmowers are a significant animal welfare and conservation problem for hedgehogs as these often suffer serious or even fatal injuries. In order to make the ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

A University of Queensland study conducted in collaboration with the University of Sydney found that 70 per cent of hookworm samples studied showed genetic mutations that can cause drug resistance.