In today’s fast-changing world, where species are constantly evolving and many are disappearing, it’s fascinating to learn ...

While an abundance of parasites might seem like a bad thing, their absence actually signals trouble in the environment.

These introduced bees are easier to manage but can spread diseases and parasites into native bee ... For instance, dragonflies are aquatic when they are juveniles. The threats at this stage ...

Infected dogs and foxes spread the parasite into the environment via lungworm larvae released in their faeces. Slugs and snails then ingest the larvae while feeding. Other dogs and foxes can ...

It is believed that the man consumed contaminated raw fish or undercooked shrimps where the parasite larvae may have entered the bile ducts and feed on the bile. Most such cases are asymptomatic ...

Ticks are long-lived (2 to 3 years) and typically only feed 3 times in their life, once per life stage (larvae, nymph, and adult). The tick species that commonly bite pets and people typically rely on ...

eInstitute for Informatics, Data Science, and Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA fDivision of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St ...