TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Raya, a three-year-old toddler from Cianaga Village, Kabandungan Subdistrict, Sukabumi Regency, Indonesia, passed away on July 22, 2025. A nearly one-kilogram of worms was found in ...

White-tailed deer host these brain worms, but they don’t actually get the disease, which makes it harder for biologists to monitor its prevalence.

Up to two billion people globally are infected with soil-transmitted parasitic worms (helminths). Hookworms are a major cause ...

In a study published in Science Advances, a team of UC Davis researchers tracked the movement of fluorescent particles inside ...

Medicare should cover a parasite poop test when medically necessary, usually when a person has symptoms of gastroenteritis or a history of exposure to a parasite. Laboratory technicians perform a ...

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WBOY) — Two people were charged after deputies found an infant inside a vehicle with “the overwhelming smell of human feces and urine” during a traffic stop in Upshur County. On Aug ...

Residents of Glenfinnan, Scotland are up in arms over a tourist craze that's seen Harry Potter fans overrun their iconic Viaduct, putting a strain on local infrastructure. Getty Images They wish they ...

U.S. health authorities have confirmed the country’s first human infection involving the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite. The case was identified on August 4 in Maryland in a patient who ...

A human case of the flesh-eating New World Screwworm has been found in the United States in a person who traveled to El Salvador. The parasitic insect is actually a fly that looks similar to a ...

History remembers warriors for their conquests and kings for their reigns. But this one Viking left behind something more ...