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Doctors break down where and how you may be exposed to parasites in the summer, plus how to stay safe.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have mapped how the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi forms new variants that are more effective at evading the immune system and causing disease. Their ...

A small building in the Meguro ward in central Tokyo seems unassuming from without, but within it’s filled with odd exhibits that are definitely not for the squeamish. The Meguro Parasitological ...

The single-celled protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is a fascinating parasite. Replicating only in cat intestines, it is excreted in feces and subsequently spreads to many other organisms, not just felines.

The human gastrointestinal system, where food is broken down into nutrients for the body, is an ecosystem that harbors thousands of bacteria species, whose interactions determine its health and ...

Academy Museum trustee and producer Miky Lee (Parasite), Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) and Oscar-winning actor Tilda Swinton (The French Dispatch) will be honored at the ...

A parasite known as "jasside" could reduce Ivory Coast's cotton out by between 30% and 40% this year, the head of the cotton and cashew council Adama Coulibaly told Reuters on Wednesday. Adds quote, ...

Scientists have solved a 100-year-old mystery about the evolutionary links between malaria parasites that infect humans and chimpanzees. Scientists have solved a 100-year-old mystery about the ...