When I ask Sara Weinstein about her favorite parasite, she laughs, and has a quick answer. “I think the flies that parasitize frogs are really interesting,” she says. Many insects also get devoured ...

Conservation managers who try to keep members of endangered animal species parasite-free are well-intentioned but this approach is misguided, according to a new research paper co-authored by a ...

Katie Clow receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). She has completed veterinary education ...

Every year, billions of animals migrate across the globe, carrying parasites with them and encountering parasites through their travels. Now, a team of researchers has discovered that animals known to ...

TUSTIN, Calif., Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MiDOG Animal Diagnostics has released its first set of parasite reference genomes for companion animals and wildlife, publicly available through the ...

Toxoplasma gondii infects up to a third of the world’s human population at any given time. It likely has a much wider impact on animal behavior than anyone thought. The new study is the first to show ...

A common parasite associated with diarrhoea and irritable bowel syndrome appears to be spreading among animals and zookeepers, at several zoos worldwide, according to a new study. The resulting ...

Toxoplasma gondii, an insidious and common parasite spread by cats, controls its rodent host's brain—and may be manipulating our own behavior as well Imagine a world without fear. It might be ...

Conservation managers who try to keep members of endangered animal species parasite-free are well-intentioned but this approach is misguided, according to a new research. Conservation managers who try ...