A host of parasitic diseases commonly thought to have been eradicated in the U.S. are infecting a large number of mostly poor ...
The National Veterinary Research Institute in Poland reports the first molecular detection of Sarcocystis miescheriana in a ...
Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have ...
The New World Screwworm is a larva or maggot of the New World Screwworm fly, which lays eggs in a wound or live tissue like ...
Scientists have discovered a new species of human parasite that appears to be resistant to common antiparasitic treatments, such as ivermectin. "The infection tends not to be deadly, but heavy ...
Doctors used a tool to look deep into her ear, a procedure called an otoscopy, and noted the ear canal was congested and ...
A deadly, flesh-eating parasite is threatening a resurgence in the United States and the rapid spread of infection is being ...
The eggs hatch into painful larvae, and then maggots “screw into flesh with sharp mouth hooks” leading to a parasitic infection. TPWD officials said female screwworm flies are drawn to the ...
UV treatment is proving to be an effective method for controlling the parasite Spironucleus salmonicida in hatchery fish, ...