Avian blood parasites, predominantly comprising haemosporidians such as Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon, have emerged as significant factors influencing bird health, survival and ...

Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms, fleas, head lice or bed bugs are even mentioned. Coming across such ...

Almost one in four blood bank supplies in certain regions of Africa may have malaria parasites in them, a new study suggests. Almost one in four blood bank supplies in certain regions of Africa may ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prick a finger and have the blood checked for parasites — by smartphone? Scientists are turning those ubiquitous phones into microscopes and other medical tools that could help fight ...

Most people exposed to the parasites behind babesiosis don't get sick, but for others, the infection can be deadly. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

If you live in Africa, parasitic worms and mosquitos are some of your worst enemies. Together, they infect millions of people, causing horrible diseases like river blindness or conditions like ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas researchers are monitoring the spread of an invasive tick species that poses a threat to the state’s cattle through a dangerous blood parasite. Kansas cattle ranchers are facing ...

If you've ever woken up in a cold sweat with the gnawing certainty that your blood is infected by rare tropical parasites -- and which of us hasn't -- then it will come as welcome news that a cure may ...

Almost one in four blood bank supplies in certain regions of Africa may have malaria parasites in them, a new study suggests. UK scientists reviewed 26 studies that measured levels of Plasmodium ...