Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick- also called a deer tick - is a risk during spring, summer, and fall. A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, ...

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

Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick—also called a deer tick—is a risk during spring, summer, ...

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.

Discover the differences between food poisoning vs the stomach bug, and how to relieve the GI symptoms with both, according ...

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

Pharmaceuticals and vector-control programmes have greatly diminished the once-widespread disease, but sustained effort will ...

Results from the malaria vaccine trial indicate that GA2 immunization provides significant protection, paving the way for ...

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

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

The National Veterinary Research Institute in Poland reports the first molecular detection of Sarcocystis miescheriana in a ...

A recent study has revealed the presence of a rare parasite called Sarcocystis miescheriana in a domestic pig in central Poland. The finding has captured attention because it involved cysts large ...