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

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

People are to be sent to mainland Europe to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria so scientists can study its ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have ...

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

Scientists have discovered a new species of human parasite that appears to be resistant to common antiparasitic treatments, such as ivermectin. "The infection tends not to be deadly, but heavy ...

The New World Screwworm is a larva or maggot of the New World Screwworm fly, which lays eggs in a wound or live tissue like ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

The eggs hatch into painful larvae, and then maggots “screw into flesh with sharp mouth hooks” leading to a parasitic infection. TPWD officials said female screwworm flies are drawn to the ...

Doctors used a tool to look deep into her ear, a procedure called an otoscopy, and noted the ear canal was congested and ...

A host of parasitic diseases commonly thought to have been eradicated in the U.S. are infecting a large number of mostly poor ...

Prince Edward Island's oyster industry is calling for more research and government action as a parasite spreads in the ...