Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things. They searched for ...

One of the slowest moving creatures in our world, the snails become the hosts of a ghostly parasite that turns them into zombies. This isn't an episode out of some horror movie but a truth that ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A type of infectious parasite has been spotted inside invasive snail species brought to Georgia, according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Schistosomiasis is a chronic and debilitating tropical parasitic disease caused by schistosomes (Schistosoma spp.), transmitted by freshwater snails. It is a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) of both ...

A single infected snail can release thousands of these tailed-stage parasites into the water every day. At this stage the parasite swims out from an infected snail, seeks out and burrows into a fish.

But every so often, it’s an indicator of a much more nightmarish scenario: parasites setting up shop in your brain after previously incubating in rodents, slugs, and snails. This was ...

In a quiet corner of the Museum’s basement, a genetic archive of parasite and snail samples is supporting ground-breaking research into schistosomiasis, a disease that affects over 250 million people ...