Scientists have revealed how a parasite that affects millions of people every year evades our immune defenses.

Hundreds of parasites have the ability to infect humans, including lice, mites and ticks. However, parasite cleanses ...

A rare case in Tunisia highlights the danger of letting dogs lick faces, potentially transmitting the Echinococcus granulosus ...

Babesiosis typically occurs in the Northeast and the Upper Midwest, but new research suggests rare cases are emerging in the ...

Prices will go up with the halt on Mexican cattle imports, but the border closure won't help eradicate the parasite.

Fearing a resurgence of the New World Screwworm parasite in the U.S., the Department of Agriculture block livestock imports ...

“Humans are not infected by the adult tapeworms within the dog, but instead ingest Echinococcus eggs passed in dog feces by ...

The parasite enters the body and then multiplies in the liver. In humans, the fox tapeworm can cause an extremely rare liver-related infection known as alveolar echinococcosis (AE) that can lead ...

PET owners have been warned of the deadly consequences of letting their pets lick them after a pregnant woman developed a ...

It belonged to a species called Dioctophyma renale, better known as the giant kidney worm - one of the largest parasites known to infect humans ... highlights the rare but serious infection ...