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

It's all connected: coronaviruses and other emerging infectious diseases, loss of biodiversity, and destruction of the ...

Staff members believe the sunfish stopped eating when the aquarium was temporarily closed because it was lonely.

New research reveals that canine hookworms in Australia are developing growing resistance to drugs. New research indicates ...

Human cysticercosis results from ingesting Taenia solium eggs shed by a tapeworm carrier, forming cystic larvae in tissues. Upon consumption by humans, they develop into a new intestinal tapeworm.

Parasitic infections or worms can affect anyone, regardless of age or location. While often associated with unsanitary ...

In the highlands of southern Brazil sat an “aggressive” creature covered in scars and visibly infected by parasites.

In Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, Paul Raad crouched in the undergrowth, scanning the ground for ...

There are concerns New World screwworm flies, which can be dangerous to humans, could cross into southern Texas.

ZSI researchers identify 23 blood-sucking fly species in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, including bluetongue virus carriers, ...

These parasitic relationships can be very draining and harmful to the other person's mental and emotional well-being. Here ...