A human case of flesh-eating screwworm was detected in the United States related to the latest outbreak of the parasite in Central America, according to officials. The patient had recently returned to ...

A University of Houston professor has received nearly $4 million from the NIH to lead a translational effort turning ...

Decades ago, the U.S. eradicated this disturbing fly after it devastated livestock, but it's recently returned, bringing its ...

The first human case of a deadly, flesh-eating parasite called “new world screwworm” has been detected in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to ...

Zoonotic diseases, like COVID-19, malaria, and rabies, are illnesses that can spread from animals to people and vice versa.

The tropical illness can quietly attack your heart if left untreated. Here’s what a leading scientist says we can do to prevent the spread.

Entamoeba histolytica infects nearly 50 million people each year and kills around 70,000. It’s a shape-shifting parasite that invades the human gut, often causing mild symptoms like diarrhea. But in ...

Researchers are warning about a deadly parasite that appears to be on the rise. Hunters and trappers are among those at an increased risk of contracting the parasite. The infection can lead to liver ...

(WKRC) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas to enhance the USDA's ability ...

Researchers have successfully produced antibodies that kill the parasite carried by the ‘kissing bug’ that causes the potentially deadly Chagas disease. The research is a vital step towards the ...