Nearly 850 species of parasites are known to infect people; some, like the potentially deadly plasmodium parasite that causes ...

illustration of single-cell parasites floating through the bloodstream alongside blood cells The parasite Toxoplasma gondii hides in up to half of humans, although it rarely causes symptoms. But when ...

A first-of-its-kind University of Stirling study could better inform strategies to control salmon lice, after researchers uncovered major differences in the secretions the parasite produces as larvae.

A good parasite control programme includes farm husbandry practices aimed at reducing the parasite population in the environment while at the same time controlling those already on the animal or ...

There are more parasites than any other organism on Earth—which is one of the reasons Emmitt Jolly finds the common but misunderstood creatures so fascinating. “That is the most successful form of ...