U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... 2.7 percent of the ticks harbored the parasites—but the researchers say the findings are still cause for concern. Researchers found the ...

Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good news for when it comes to controlling schistosomiasis, a disease caused by ...

Finally, on Stromdahl’s recommendation, Duncan’s wife, Nancy, asked his doctors to test him for babesiosis, a rare malaria-like disease caused by microscopic parasites carried by black-legged ...

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A disease called babesiosis involves parasites that first appear in rodents, and it's becoming more prevalent in Maryland.

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