Scientists this week published information on an unprecedented case in Australia, where they found and extracted a live parasitic worm from the brain of a woman in Canberra. The worm was some 8 ...

"In an inspired 'lightbulb' moment, he decided to use the same algorithm to search parasitic nematode transcriptomes," meaning readouts of all the RNA in the worms. While mining publicly available ...

Nutrition and lifestyle consultant Madeleine Helm hosts Zoom sessions on health and recently discussed parasite types, their health effects and ways to reduce infection risks.

Cattle and sheep farmers and vets are being urged to prioritise liver fluke over rumen fluke when making treatment decisions, ...

Internal parasites such as gutworms (roundworms) and fluke (flatworms) affect the health of livestock, reduce milk production, growth rate and fertility, and increase susceptibility to other diseases.

These parasites are prevalent in warm coastal waters ... Another example is the lancet liver fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum), which infects the brains of ants, altering their behavior to increase ...

Instead of targeting the parasitic worms themselves, Palencia turned his attention to the worm microbiome. “There is a lot of research going on in human microbiota,” said Palencia. “But the microbiota ...

Experts from the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (Scops) and Control of Worms Sustainably (Cows) groups warn that the inclusion of rumen fluke egg counts in laboratory reports could lead ...