If you’re a parent, remember that your children are watching (and imitating) everything you do. “The number one thing that ...

One of the contributing factors to the rise in malaria transmission is the proliferation of mosquito breeding sites, often ...

And malaria will now come roaring back, just as it had in the past when vigilance faded. In fact, internal USAID estimates ...

A new study looking at deadly animal African trypanosomiasis has revealed how the parasite Trypanosoma congolense evades the ...

Ralph Tiedemann, Chair of Evolutionary Biology / Systematic Zoology at the University of Potsdam revealed that 11 of the 29 adult starlings had infections with blood parasites (Haemosporidia ...

But a recent video from the ocean’s depths has stunned even seasoned scientists — showing two parasites firmly attached to a fish’s head, looking oddly like pig tails. Creepy duo spotted ...

While P. knowlesi remains the primary zoonotic malaria parasite of concern in Malaysia, the emergence of other zoonotic malaria species, such as Plasmodium cynomolgi and Plasmodium inui in humans ...

Millions of people worldwide are affected by African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and other life-threatening infections ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Lao Health Ministry will spend RM5 million (US$1.18 million) to eliminate the ...

A strange video from the South Atlantic Ocean showed parasites on a deep-sea fish. These parasites, Lophoura szidati copepods, looked like they had pigtails. They clung to the head of a rattail ...

A parasite that infects millions across Africa ... These changes were tied to more blood-vessel growth and less cell death, as well as to the activation of some processes seen in cancer.