Dr Anukalp Prakash, Director of Gastroenterology, CK Birla Hospital, Gurugram, shared with HT Lifestyle how the monsoon ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is continuing efforts to update scientific advice on foodborne parasites. A ...

The FDA has granted 510 (k) marketing clearance to TechLab’s Tri-Combo Parasite Screen test, an all-in-one test for Giardia, Cryptosporidium, and Entamoeba histolytica, the three most common ...

Amoebas don’t usually make headlines. But Entamoeba histolytica, a single-celled killer with a taste for human cells, may deserve the spotlight. This microscopic parasite infects up to 50 ...

Abstract Entamoeba histolytica actually comprises two genetically distinct but morphologically indistinguishable species. E. histolytica can cause invasive intestinal and extra intestinal disease, ...

Discover how Entamoeba histolytica evades the immune system by stealing human proteins, offering new insights for potential treatments.

New research has shown how the parasitic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica takes bites from your cells to use as a disguise, hiding them from the immune system.

Dubbed Entamoeba histolytica, previous studies have unlocked several clues on how this deadly parasite, which is typically found in developing countries that lack clean water, can evade the human ...

Entamoeba histolytica has the unusual ability to kill human cells and then wear them as a disguise to escape the immune defenses.

Entamoeba histolytica (green) attacking human T cells. A new paper by UC Davis researchers lays out a strategy for investigating how this parasite can hide from the human immune system while ...

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea. But sometimes ...