Nearly 850 species of parasites are known to infect people; some, like the potentially deadly plasmodium parasite that causes malaria, are well-known. Others fly more under the radar. We asked Jolly ...

Quick Take If you share your home with a dog or cat, you also share it with invisible commuters: parasites looking for a warm meal. Fleas and ticks do not need a dirty house to move in. All it takes ...

Global veterinary leaders unite in a Prevention Pledge urging year-round parasite control as fleas, ticks, and worms spread, raising emerging disease risks for pets and people. More than 40 veterinary ...

Cattle producers are rethinking traditional parasite control methods, shifting toward more strategic treatments to prevent drug resistance, Kansas State University beef cattle experts say. “In the ...

A first-of-its-kind University of Stirling study could better inform strategies to control salmon lice, after researchers uncovered major differences in the secretions the parasite produces as larvae.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are more parasites than any other organism on Earth—which is one of the reasons Emmitt Jolly finds the common but ...

There are more parasites than any other organism on Earth—which is one of the reasons Emmitt Jolly finds the common but misunderstood creatures so fascinating. “That is the most successful form of ...