A human case of the flesh-eating New World Screwworm has been found in the United States, carried by a person who recently visited El Salvador. The patient had recently returned to Maryland from ...

The patient returned from travel to El Salvador, officials said. The U.S. has confirmed the first case of a flesh-eating parasite in a human, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on ...

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...

National and Kansas healthcare officials are warning people to watch out for possible signs of a flesh-eating parasite.

The first human case of the flesh-eating parasite new world screwworm has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services said early Monday. The case, related to a ...

If you've handled cat litter or eaten raw meat or unwashed produce, there’s a chance you might have a permanent toxoplasmosis infection spread throughout your body. When you purchase through links on ...

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...

Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But ...