The research aims to understand motivated behaviors, such as why animals seek food or explore their environment. His lab has ...

There’s a common fungal infection that both humans and animals called ringworm. Despite what the name might suggest, there ...

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

Jimmy Carter's legacy includes a major medical contribution: the eradication of guinea worm disease. Learn about this ancient ...

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

The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...

Trichuris incognita is a newfound intestinal roundworm closely related to the whipworm parasite. However, it is significantly ...

University of Queensland veterinary expert Dr Swaid Abdullah said the parasites can be transferred to humans through the ... Dr Abdullah said blind treatment or blanket treatments were part ...

Five years after the initial outbreak, another wave of infections is surging in China. Following COVID-19, a new mysterious virus, Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), is spreading nationwide. This outbreak ...

Before buying any flea treatment, ask your veterinarian which medication is recommended for your cat's temperament, lifestyle, and the parasites they're most at risk for contracting where you live.

Only one human disease — smallpox — has been ... Unlike smallpox, there is no vaccine or treatment to stop Guinea worm disease. So the Carter Center has worked with African and Asian health ...