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

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

A new tablet combining albendazole and ivermectin is safe and more effective than albendazole alone in treating Trichuris ...

Brain parasites, those that infect the central nervous system which includes the brain, are potentially the most damaging and ...

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

In 1986, the World Health Assembly called for the eradication of Guinea worm. At the start of the Carter Center-led program ...

It is in this context that Ivermectin - a drug that is used to treat parasitic worms ... treatment has divided opinion in the country. The pill is currently not licensed for human use by the ...

Researchers from African and European organisations have published the results of a phase II/III clinical trial that ...

Pinworms are small, thin, pin-shaped worms that sometimes live in the human colon and rectum ... Don't bathe with anyone or share towels during treatment and for two weeks after the final treatment.

Ancient Chinese used a treatment based on artemisinin ... CQ clears out resistant parasites less efficiently from the human body than sensitive (non-resistant) parasites. Hence, infections ...

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