Dog and cat roundworms have been linked to loss of vision, difficulty breathing, asthma, epilepsy and cognitive decline in ...

Playgrounds are “hotspots” for dangerous parasites found in dog poop, according to new Irish research that has led to zoologists calling for more bins and better signage to protect children.

Nitisinone was shown to last longer than ivermectin in the human bloodstream, and was able to kill not only mosquitoes of all ages -- including the older ones that are most likely to transmit malaria ...

With seedlings only just beginning to raise their heads, green spaces across the UK could soon be filled with greedy slugs.

Pets can carry parasites that pass to humans potentially dangerous diseases like Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Toxocariasis. These diseases can pose a serious risk to people ...

The microbiologist explains that the deadly parasite turns infected ants into zombie-like creatures, exhibiting predictable, stereotypical behaviors such as random wandering and repeated convulsions.

In 2023 alone, the world saw some 263 million cases of malaria, a deadly disease that causes fever, fatigue, and sometimes seizures (in the most severe cases). Caused by one of five malaria parasites, ...

IT is not well-known that stray cats that have not been dewormed often carry zoonotic parasites (parasites that can be transmitted from animals to humans). I carried out surveys on faecal samples ...

As the tiny but deadly varroa mite (Varroa destructor ... In other countries, the spread of the parasite has led to the loss of about 96% of feral honeybee populations within just a few years ...