If NWS does cross the border, quarantine and movement controls will be designed to inspect and treat affected animals. Adis ...

In a recent report published in the journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), researchers summarise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) progress toward globally ...

Lizeth Olivarez doesn’t know if people will have the stomach to deal with New World screwworm (NWS). She’s a sixth-generation rancher who runs cattle in the U.S. and in Mexico at Las bendiciones Ranch ...

Wild bears are prone to contracting parasitic infections. Some of the most common are intestinal parasites. In most cases, ...

In a report this week, doctors have documented the first case of a human brain infection caused by a roundworm normally found in Australian snakes. Reading time 3 minutes Here’s some extra material ...

A reinfestation of New World screw worm is emerging in Central America and the parasite is already endemic in South America. New World screw worm Cochliomyia hominivorax is a parasitic fly larva that ...

A debilitating infection from the parasitic Guinea worm is inching closer to global eradication, with an all-time low of only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025, the Carter Center announced. If ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Recent mild weather has set the stage for what could be a significant infestation of potentially deadly parasites in sheep and goats this spring, a Purdue Extension expert says.

Ringworm (also called dermatophytosis) is a contagious fungal disease that affects the keratin of a dog’s hair, skin and ...

My layers are slowly reducing egg production, they are becoming thin and I have started to notice bloody feacal droppings with what looked like worms. What could be the problem? Help me please.

It is generally held that worm infestations are the most commonly encountered infections in man, with millions of people infected globally. When an individual is infected, the person excretes faeces ...