New World screwworm was largely eradicated from the U.S. and Central America in the 1960s and 1980s, respectively. But the ...

and humans who regularly interact with animals, particularly in rural communities, can sometimes contract the parasite that way, according to the CDC. “The patient’s medical history was reviewed after ...

Scientists have found over a dozen parasitic worms in the eyes of a black bear, renewing fears that humans could face an emerging danger from the tiny worms that can cause blindness. The black ...

Common land planarians are easily identified by their triangular, spade-shaped head. Some can stretch out a foot in length.

The parasite that causes schistosomiasis completes its life cycle in two hosts – first in snails and then in mammals such as ...

Glutamate dehydrogenases (GDHs), which are found across many worm parasites ... evade detection by the human immune system. “This study represents a major step toward leveraging the sophisticated ...

It is in this context that Ivermectin - a drug that is used to treat parasitic worms - has gained a lot ... It has now become popular on the black market - millions of tablets have been ...