Scientists at Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern found certain parasites struggled to make eggs ...

Australian researchers have uncovered how a particular strain of a diarrhea-causing parasite managed to infect more animal ...

A common parasite expands across species by abandoning sex, boosting short-term spread while risking long-term collapse.

_Toxoplasma_ can infiltrate the reproductive system. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus I am a microbiologist, and my lab studies Toxoplasma. This new study bolsters emerging findings that ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. In addition to eggs, tissue cysts present in the meat of warm-blooded animals can spread ...

Doctors warn that the parasite cleanse trend misleads patients, causing health risks and delaying proper diagnosis of ...

A resilient raccoon-carried parasite is rapidly spreading across Europe, posing a significant neurological risk to humans, often going undetected.

These insects are crossing the border, bringing yet another infectious disease to the USA In A Nutshell Infection rates jumped dramatically: 84.6% of triatomine “kissing bugs” collected near the El ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) More than 1,200 Bridgeport high school seniors celebrated graduation Friday during a ...

If you've handled cat litter or eaten raw meat or unwashed produce, there’s a chance you might have a permanent toxoplasmosis infection spread throughout your body. When you purchase through links on ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) I am a microbiologist, and my lab studies Toxoplasma. This new study bolsters emerging ...