Many parasitic infections can cause “severe and long-lasting health problems” after the initial illness, a doctor told Newsweek.

Recent Cyclospora outbreaks have renewed public attention to foodborne parasites, but they also highlight a broader reality: ...

Cyclospora, the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the human digestive tract to reproduce.

Prolonged dry spells or droughts can sometimes reduce aquatic diseases, many of which affect people. Yet other times, water ...

Whether it's finding a tick buried in your socks after a walk in the woods or yanking off a few leeches after a pond swim, parasites trigger revulsion in most of us. And forget about those worms in ...

IN 1987, officials from the US Fish and Wildlife Service captured all 22 of the world’s remaining California condors in a last-ditch effort to save the species. Back at San Diego Wild Animal Park and ...

Parasites have a bad reputation—so much so that they are used as an insult. But is their reputation deserved? Mike Gardner is a Professor in Biodiversity/Ecology at Flinders University. He says ...

This year, the world has faced challenge after challenge. Save the climate. Save democracy. Save human rights. Save the parasites. Yes, parasites: The October edition of the journal Biological ...

It’s Halloween season, the liminal period when the general public seems to have a greater tolerance for stomach-churning content, so let’s talk about parasites, perhaps the most disgusting — and ...

Kevin Lafferty emerges from the waters off Anacapa Island near Ventura, California, after spearing fish in March 2018. He’s advising a UCSB PhD student on research to determine if reef fish inside ...