Chamber pots from the frontier of the Roman Empire have provided the world's earliest evidence of humans infected with the ...

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Entamoeba histolytica infects nearly 50 million people each year and kills around 70,000. It’s a shape-shifting parasite that invades the human gut, often causing mild symptoms like diarrhea. But in ...

Rat lungworm has been detected in San Diego animals, but local officials say the risk of its spread to Santa Barbara is low.

University of Florida scientists are putting out a BOLO for the winged insects known to spread a deadly, heartbreaking ...

It’s Halloween season, the liminal period when the general public seems to have a greater tolerance for stomach-churning content, so let’s talk about parasites, perhaps the most disgusting — and ...

A newly detected parasite in Portugal hints at an emerging and little-understood risk in freshwater ecosystems.

More than 90% of popular freshwater fish in Southern California are carrying human-infecting parasites, researchers say. This poses a significant danger for those who like to eat freshly caught ...

A recent study by researchers at the UW reveals a deadly parasite in local coyotes that transfers to dogs and humans.