Ticks are parasites that bite and feed on humans and pets. They can spread Lyme disease and other infections. Here's what to ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is continuing efforts to update scientific advice on foodborne parasites. A ...

Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

Much later, in the 19th Century, swimming pools emerged in Britain and the US. But along with them came the challenge of ...

A shocking new study shows that 90% of freshwater fish in Southern California may be carrying parasites that can infect ...

In today’s Health Alert, a ban on relocating birds in Michigan due to the bird flu outbreak is raising concerns about Swimmer ...

Researchers have identified two proteins in an organelle specific to Plasmodium falciparum that could be used as drug targets ...

Researchers want the parasite to be added to the diseases that public health officials are required to report. Researchers ...

More than one-third of stranded cetaceans found in Hong Kong waters and on beaches last year were linked to human activities, ...

The move is part of the government's plans for protecting the U.S. from the New World screwworm fly, which could devastate ...

The 61-year-old man received a new kidney from a deceased donor after being diagnosed with “nephrosclerosis-related end-stage ...