Chagas disease​ is already endemic to 21 countries in the Americas, and growing evidence of the parasite is challenging the ...

A moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and dazed, unable to orient herself or recognize the ...

Toxoplasmosis is a disease that's killing off native animals and marine life, and some experts believe cats may be to blame. Experts at a public forum held at the University of Hawaii Saturday ...

The CDC has issued a warning about triatomines, a bloodsucking insect known as “kissing bugs” whose bites are often anything ...

Researchers have confirmed the presence of "kissing bugs" that carry the Chagas disease in Wyoming. The CDC says the parasitic disease is often fatal ...

Medicare should cover a parasite poop test when medically necessary, usually when a person has symptoms of gastroenteritis or a history of exposure to a parasite.

A life-threatening disease transmitted by bugs that bite humans’ faces is now endemic in the U.S., the Centers for Disease ...

A parasite that is most widely known for its existence in cat feces could be a delivery system for proteins that target neurological disorders, a new study has found. Researchers successfully targeted ...

Fossilized feces preserve evidence of ancient parasites that infected an aquatic predator over 200 million years ago, according to a study published August 9, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...

White-tailed deer host these brain worms, but they don’t actually get the disease, which makes it harder for biologists to ...

Fossilized feces preserve evidence of ancient parasites that infected an aquatic predator over 200 million years ago, according to a new study. Fossilized feces preserve evidence of ancient parasites ...