These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements— and their geographic range is ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1.5 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and a further two billion are threatened by these diseases. If left ...

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Scientists have predicted that the rate of foodborne trematode infections will remain stable up to 2030. Foodborne ...

Capuchin monkeys learn by watching tolerant group members. Social bonds shape knowledge transfer and culture in monkeys.

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have ...

This makes the rodent an easier catch for the cat, thereby enabling the parasite’s life cycle completion. The Lancet Liver Fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum) is a parasitic worm that manipulates ants ...

About 200,000 people die each year from schistosomiasis, sometimes known as snail fever, which is caused by parasitic flatworms called flukes that live inside freshwater snails.

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed ... can be dangerous for both humans and animals," study ...

Texas officials are sounding the alarm about the New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly known for its devastating effects on animals—and in rare cases, humans. Recently found in a cow in southern Mexico ...

Advert Locals are reportedly sourcing the fish from a water location in the Mekong region, which contains parasitic flatworms - or live flukes - which are consumed by the fish. These flatworms contain ...

But scientists have long assumed that bacteria can’t survive in the human brain. The powerful blood-brain barrier, the thinking goes, keeps the organ mostly free from outside invaders.