It's all connected: coronaviruses and other emerging infectious diseases, loss of biodiversity, and destruction of the ...

Proper environmental hygiene includes cleaning up poop immediately, treating their home for fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes, and ...

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.

Trichuris incognita is a newfound intestinal roundworm closely related to the whipworm parasite. However, it is significantly ...

Spring brings beautiful weather, but with it also comes several potential hazards for dogs and cats. From toxic plants to fleas and ticks, it’s important to be aware of the dangers your pet could get ...

The underreporting of parasitical infections in humans caused by Spirometra reveals a gap in public health awareness in Brazil, making the discovery of the parasite in jaguars a key breakthrough ...

It can infect humans as well. In humans, there is a long list of symptoms that can present if the person contracts influenza from H5N1. On December 18, the Department of Public Health for Los ...

how to spot the symptoms and how to protect your family and pets from getting sick. There are multiple kinds of the virus to watch out for. What to know about the first severe human case of bird ...

It is rare but not unheard of for humans to become infected with bird flu. In birds, symptoms of the infection include low energy and appetite, purple discoloration or swelling of body parts ...

Bird flu has repeatedly popped up in people across the country, raising plenty of questions about symptoms and how to ... that there has been no evidence of human-to-human spread of bird flu.

This virus is the same type that has been identified in recent human cases in Canada and the state of Washington, as well as in wild and domestic birds in the United States. It is different from ...

A McMaster researcher has discovered evidence of intestinal parasites in a 500-year-old latrine in Bruges ... There it reproduces and releases eggs, which are passed through human waste. Ledger ...