A microscopic parasite that can live for decades in the human brain infects an estimated one-third of the world's population ...

New research led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) warns that hybrid forms of the parasites that cause schistosomiasis are undermining ...

Killing the protected animals may be the only way to stop them from eating too many of the Pacific Northwest’s endangered ...

The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new UVA Health ...

Australian researchers have uncovered how a particular strain of a diarrhea-causing parasite managed to infect more animal ...

Make no misteak — this is an unsavory obsession. Florida tattoo shop owner Wendy Marshall is so fond of raw meat that she ...

An Australian study has shed light on a pest you’ve probably hosted at some point – and it has unearthed a new theory about ...

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

BILLINGS – In an unprecedented move, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is closing the Yellowstone River from Gardiner to Laurel to all water-based recreation – fishing, wading, floating, tubing, ...

Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...

Parasites are organisms that feed off their hosts for survival. Such parasitic creatures can cause mild to serious symptoms and, in some cases, fatal infections in their hosts. “Overall, parasites ...