The reemergence of the New World screwworm, which poses significant health risks for livestock, has prompted the Department ...

A second man from Albany, N.Y., aged 66, who received the donor’s other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the ...

Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped containment ...

The 61-year-old man received a new kidney from a deceased donor after being diagnosed with “nephrosclerosis-related end-stage ...

Parasites live in and feed on human blood, tissues, and intestines. As they multiply and lay eggs, ... Vermicides kill parasitic worms. Vermifuges remove worms from the body.

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the ...

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 ...