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“Our clinical and epidemiologic findings show that the zoonotic eye fluke P. lacrymosus can infect humans in South America.

Taking iron from the larvae of a pathogenic parasite is shown to reduce their survival rate and could provide a new way to treat it Figure 1: A light micrograph of the larva of the parasitic flatworm ...

BETHESDA, MD / ACCESS Newswire / October 31, 2025 / What if I told you zombies are real? And no, not the ones you see on movie screens. I'm talking about nature's zombies, real organisms hijacked and ...

Parasites are organisms that feed off their hosts for survival. Such parasitic creatures can cause mild to serious symptoms and, in some cases, fatal infections in their hosts. “Overall, parasites ...

From a hummingbird in flight to up-close encounters with parasites and their hosts, these images will spark the curiosity within. Scientists at the Altshuler Lab at the University of British Columbia ...

Those prone to nightmares about snakes, worms and eels should be warned about the following content. There’s an invasive species now found in Washington state: the hammerhead flatworm. They are ...

Rhowan Ho is a first-year master's student in marine biology with a focus on parasitology and science communication at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. He grew up on Penang Island, ...

More than 90% of freshwater game fish in Southern California carry two types of parasitic flatworms (trematodes), which can lead to gastrointestinal problems, weight loss, lethargy, and in rare cases, ...

If you're eating freshwater fish in Southern California, you'll want to take extra precautions since fish have become infected with parasites. A study by the University of California, San Diego found ...