India has issued a health alert after infections and deaths caused by a rare water-borne "brain-eating" amoeba doubled compared to last year in the southern state of Kerala. Science X Daily and the ...

Infections from a parasite which can cause long-lasting, severe diarrhea has seen an "unprecedented and ongoing" surge across the UK. This increase in infections has been ongoing since mid-August.

Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms ...

Eimeria species are ubiquitous protozoan parasites that affect a wide range of livestock, notably small ruminants such as sheep and goats, as well as cattle. These infections, termed coccidiosis, have ...

A review of food and waterborne parasites in Kenya has highlighted gaps in surveillance, which researchers say means there is limited data to help inform public health interventions. In Kenya, the ...