Efforts to produce an affordable vaccine for a fatal bloodsucking parasite affecting sheep farms across the globe have been ...

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

To break this link, be conscious of others and prevent microbes from infecting the environment. When sneezing or coughing, ...

Large floods over the last 2 decades corresponded with increased rates of death from injuries and other causes vs. normal ...

Salmonella, EHEC and noroviruses, campylobacter or listeria – there are numerous bacteria, viruses and parasites that can be transmitted to humans via food and can cause foodborne infections. Many of ...

The rise and return of screwworms: understanding their threat to livestock, wildlife, and humans from those who lived it.

In the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, a rare fungus grows inside dead caterpillars. In traditional Chinese medicine, this ...

and the findings were recently published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are caused ...

A: Before you start your dog on a weight-gaining program it is important to make sure that there is nothing that is keeping ...

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.