More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite capable of infecting humans, according to a new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps ...

A parasite called Toxoplasma gondii infects an enormous number of people around the world. Scientists estimate that up to one‑third of the global population carries this parasite. Most people never ...

An international team of scientists has shed light on the development of the malaria parasite and has identified a unique protein essential for its survival and transmission, which offers a promising ...

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 ...

New anti-malarial drugs could be developed after researchers discovered a new mechanism used by the malaria parasite when it infects humans. Experts from St George's, University of London and the ...

Malaria parasites contain tiny spinning crystals that have puzzled scientists for years. New research reveals they’re powered ...

Click here to view Volume IClimate change, agricultural practices, and landscape changes have caused ecosystem fragmentation and increased the parasite ...

In Southern California, a quiet but widespread public health risk has taken root in the region’s freshwater fishing spots. Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego recently ...