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Patient’s tingling feet turns out to be a rat-borne brain parasite

A tingling sensation in your feet is usually the result of poor blood circulation. But every so often, it’s an…

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Essential genome of malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi mapped

A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite that…

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Researchers shed light on parasite problem

Scientists have predicted that the rate of foodborne trematode infections will remain stable up to 2030. Foodborne trematodiases, including clonorchiasis,…

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The USDA Suspended Cattle Trade With Mexico Over Concerns About the New World Screwworm, a ‘Flesh-Eating’ Parasite

The United States has temporarily suspended all cattle imports from Mexico after the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant…

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EU announces bacteria, virus, and parasite lab leaders

The European Commission has named the labs that will lead work on bacteria, parasites, and viruses. The European Reference Laboratories…

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Toxoplasma gondii parasite uses unconventional method to make proteins for evasion of drug treatment

A study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins…

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Parasite behind illnesses in Italy after eating fish

Researchers have detailed an outbreak that sickened 67 people in Italy in 2022 caused by a parasite after people ate…

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Discovery illuminates how sleeping sickness parasite outsmarts immune response

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health sheds light on how the…

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Dogs contaminate ponds with parasite medications

Most dog owners didn't know that flea and tick treatments are dangerous to aquatic life, suggesting more awareness could ease…

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