Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been developed. A better ...

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

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

People are to be sent from Oxford to the Netherlands to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria so scientists can ...

Scientists have predicted that the rate of foodborne trematode infections will remain stable up to 2030. Foodborne ...

Key takeawaysGlobally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, ...

Scientists are developing the first-ever pill to prevent Lyme disease, potentially protecting millions from tick-borne ...

Provincial officials provided more details to MLAs on Thursday about ongoing efforts to tackle the devastating oyster ...

Director Bong Joon-ho, known for his Oscar-winning film "Parasite," described his Hollywood debut, "Mickey 17," as a new type ...

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 ...

But despite its amazing properties, ivermectin is not magic. It doesn’t treat COVID and it doesn’t treat cancer. Its ...

For a Nigerian approach, it's best to start the story of Jimmy Carter by telling the story of a tropical worm named ...