A new test for potentially fatal large redworm in horses is “another useful tool in the kit”. Westgate Labs has launched the ...

People in Florida are having to worry about a unique disease-carrying insect known as the kissing bug. New research shows ...

A DEADLY parasite carried by foxes that can hide in your body for up to 15 years silently destroying organs is on the rise across Europe, experts have warned. Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE), or… ...

Health officials have sounded the alarm over a surge in the number of people falling ill after failing to wash a common summer food that is likely to be contaminated with deadly bacteria.

Two men developed life-threatening parasitic worm infections after receiving kidneys from the same donor, exposing rare but serious risks in organ transplants and prompting new screening protocols in ...

Researchers are saying that kissing bugs—which are often carriers of Chagas disease—have developed a "secure foothold" in the ...

Two new species of ancient fungi are shedding light on the origins of these deadly parasites.

You might guess a spider. And a gator. But a snail? That and others make up the 10 deadliest creatures found in Louisiana, ...

The move is part of the government's plans for protecting the U.S. from the New World screwworm fly, which could devastate its beef industry and even kill household pets.

As she lay in her hospital bed, falling in and out of consciousness and fighting life-threatening sepsis, Rosie Brown’s ...

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying that a flesh-eating parasite has moved further ...

Summary: New research highlights how parasitic infections can alter brain chemistry and behavior in humans. Toxoplasma gondii, among others, appears to manipulate dopamine and immune responses, ...