Fish were caught by local fishermen in the coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro (21-23°S, 42-45°W), Brazil. Hosts were mostly fresh, but some specimens were kept frozen at –20°C, until examination.

Getty More than 70 people who visited a farm in Wales have been infected by a parasite. Public Health Wales announced that it has confirmed that 74 people have been infected with cryptosporidium ...

Preliminary identification by experts suggests this fossil represents a new species of Early Cretaceous angiosperm with values for studying the evolution of early flowering plants. The fossil was ...

Health officials have warned that the toll of a recent outbreak of the gruesome 'crypto' parasite at a petting farm in Wales is far greater than previously thought. The number of people thought ...

The New World Screwworm would like a word. Despite the name, the parasitic insect is actually a fly. It looks similar to a housefly, but it lays eggs inside wounds and has larvae that eat through ...

Parasite genomics is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the genetic material (genome) of parasites, primarily using sequencing, bioinformatics and computational tools. The ...

The parasite uses its sharp mouth hooks to open the flesh of mammals and lay eggs in the wounds or body openings, including cows, deer, birds, pets, and even humans. This can lead to a sometimes ...

This parasite can lead to severe liver damage in humans and is increasingly being reported in parts of Europe, Canada and the US. To avoid contracting the disease, Warner recommended keeping your ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Parasite prevalence in the Indian River Lagoon is significantly lower than in comparable coastal ecosystems, with an overall 34% decline and especially marked ...

The eggs came from offspring of Schistosoma haematobium and S. mattheei, a livestock parasite, as well as evidence that S. mattheei had mixed with S. mansoni, the species normally associated with ...

Edited by Peter Crane, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT, and approved April 4, 2011 (received for review September 26, 2010) The mid-Cretaceous increased angiosperm ...

Barunson E&A, the Korean company behind Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar winner “Parasite,” is expanding its global footprint through a new partnership with buzzy Indonesian production banner Imajinari.