Parasitic infections (helminths and protozoa) constitute a major public health concern in several regions worldwide, affecting millions of individuals and ...

A dangerous parasite once eliminated in the United States has been detected in northern Mexico, close to the U.S. border.

Its larvae is capable of infesting “warm-blooded animals and people,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the Wang Lab, it's not unusual for worms to live for a long time. HHMI Janelia Research Campus Senior Group Leader Meng ...

USC researchers have found evidence of threadworm (Strongyloides stercoralis) in South Carolina in two different studies.

Researchers think a mysterious signal, dubbed GW190521, could have arrived from a parallel universe after passing through a ...

Fozia is Magnitude Biosciences’ chief executive, hired by the company three years ago to lead product development, delivery, ...

The words New World screwworm are enough to drive fear into the hearts of cattle farmers across the southern states. That's because this parasitic fly has been known to completely destroy cattle herds ...

The U.S. has reported its first human case of the flesh-eating parasite called new world screwworm, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The case involves a patient in ...

A Maryland resident has been diagnosed with a rare parasitic infection known as New World screwworm (NWS), marking the first human case in the United States in years. The Centers for Disease Control ...

A human case of the flesh-eating New World Screwworm has been found in the United States in a person who traveled to El Salvador. The parasitic insect is actually a fly that looks similar to a ...