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Taenia solium under a microscope. (Rjgalindo/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons) The thought of parasites in your food might make ...

Scientists have identified genetic changes in wild populations of the parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis that may ...

Amid a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, we dug into our archives for investigations into parasitic organisms.

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Loiasis, or African eye worm disease, is spread by deerflies. Learn its symptoms, life cycle, treatment, and where it's found ...

While often considered a neglected tropical disease, whipworm infections can occur all over the world—and have throughout history. “We have archeological findings showing that these worms were ...

A moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and dazed, unable to orient herself or recognize the danger of an oncoming semitruck. What kills her is the impact of 13 tons of ...

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