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Toxoplasmosis — you may have heard about it, but how much do you really know about it? Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite known for being found in cat droppings, with a reputation of ...

Parasites, ranging from tapeworms to microscopic protozoa like Giardia, pose significant health threats by infesting humans through contaminated food, water, soil, or insect bites. These organisms can ...

This video breaks down the terrifying reality of Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba that thrives in warm freshwater ...

Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on ...

A sneaky, stealthy parasite queen can turn an ant colony against itself. Newly-mated queens of two parasitic ant species have ...

Trypanosomatids are parasites that can result in more than 1 billion potentially fatal infections per year globally. In ...

Scientists at ARUP Laboratories have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that detects intestinal parasites in stool samples more quickly and accurately than traditional methods, potentially ...

Scientists document a new form of host manipulation where an invading, parasitic ant queen "tricks" ant workers into killing ...

Lasius orientalis and Lasius umbratus—invade and overtake a host ant colony. In both cases, the parasitic ant queen invades the nest and sprays the host colony queen with what is likely formic acid.