"It is advised to take certain food safety precautions." Officials sound alarm after detecting parasite in region for first time: 'Additional surveillance and testing will be necessary' first appeared ...

A Maryland resident has been diagnosed with a rare parasitic infection known as New World screwworm (NWS), marking the first human case in the United States in years. The Centers for Disease Control ...

Scientists in the Czech Republic have described the first domestic case of infection with a parasite. Diphyllobothriasis (dibothriocephalosis) is caused by the human broad tapeworm Dibothriocephalus ...

This article is part of an occasional series in which Nature profiles scientists with unusual career histories or outside interests. Kevin Liévano-Romero was seven years old when he pooped out his ...

Fluorescent imaging allows scientists to observe the parasite Toxoplasma gondii in far greater detail, revealing how it ...