Scientists made an incredible discovery not only treats malaria but takes down even the most drug-resistant parasites while ...

Sleeping sickness is no longer a health threat in Guinea, which may be a tipping point in the continent’s efforts to beat the ...

In early 2021, a 64-year-old woman from south-eastern New South Wales began dealing with stomach aches and diarrhoea, which ...

Around the world, pathogens and parasites are responding to the changes in unexpected ways, fueling the rise of pandemics and the extinction of countless plant and animal species. But all is not lost.

"We would expect further cases in coming days as disease surveillance improves." Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the ...

Although sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine might have lost its ability to clear infections, it might retain sufficient activity to suppress parasite densities (rather than clearing them), allowing amodiaquine ...

The reality star, 52, has been open about her recent struggle with a suspected facial parasite, which she believes she contracted in Morocco while filming the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

Caused by protozoan parasites, the disease is almost always ... The method’s effectiveness was unexpectedly confirmed when Ebola broke out in 2013. Violence against medical teams swept the ...

Now, experts say the parasite’s eradication is on the horizon. The Carter Center joined the fight against the neglected tropical disease in 1986, when Guinea worms tormented some 3.5 million ...