The two species of African rhinoceros are conservation icons. Large, charismatic, and vitally important for their ecosystems, ...

Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things. They searched for ...

Parasite biology is the study of all biological aspects of parasites and parasitic diseases, including the structure, growth, development, genetics, ecology and evolution of these organisms. Shi ...

These parasitic worms invade snails and take over their bodies, turning them into zombie-like creatures with flashing, pulsating eye stalks! The infected snails unknowingly become walking bait for ...

But every so often, it’s an indicator of a much more nightmarish scenario: parasites setting up shop in your brain after previously incubating in rodents, slugs, and snails. This was ...

This insidious disease is also known as rat lungworm because it is caused by the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which starts its life cycle in the lungs of a rodent before spreading to slugs ...

Caused by a roundworm parasite, it can have debilitating effects on a person’s brain and spinal cord. It spreads when rodents pass larvae of the worm in their feces, which are then eaten by snails and ...

Now, surgeons at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, have managed to remove the remnants of his parasitic twin through a “rarest of rare” surgery and given him a chance to live ...

AIIMS doctors successfully removed a 15 kg ‘parasitic twin’ from a 17-year-old boy from Unnao, UP. The complex surgery took 2 to 2.5 hours, involving multidisciplinary specialists. The boy ...

the San Antonio River Authority collects and disposes of any apple snail egg cases they find. However, these egg cases contain toxins and parasites that can be harmful to humans and mammals ...

Doctors in the Indian capital, Delhi, have performed a life-changing surgery on a 17-year-old boy to remove his "parasitic" twin that was attached to his abdomen. A parasitic twin is an ...