About one-third of humanity possesses a parasite concealed in the brain. Long perceived as inactive, it has recently been ...
An international research team headed by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the Center for ...
The patient returned from travel to El Salvador, officials said. The U.S. has confirmed the first case of a flesh-eating parasite in a human, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on ...
On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first human case of New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating parasite, in Maryland. The case, identified in a ...
In recent years, physicians and scientists in parts of Brazil where visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic have seen rising numbers of cases of co-infection by Leishmania infantum and Crithidia, also ...
Parasites take an enormous toll on human and veterinary health. However, researchers may have found a way for patients with brain disorders and a common brain parasite to become frenemies. As a ...
Researchers have analyzed produce in Spain for two foodborne parasites, finding a high level of contamination. The study assessed the occurrence of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium oocysts in ...