Parasitic Brain Worm Spreading Across Southeastern U.S ... - Newsweek
WEBSep 25, 2023 · Rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is an invasive parasite that is spread through eating contaminated food, including fresh produce and escargots. It is typically found in Southeast...
A 'tropical disease' carried by sand flies is confirmed in a new ... - NPR
WEBNov 1, 2023 · Leishmaniasis, a disease spread by a parasite carried by sand flies, is generally considered a tropical disease. Now, thanks to climate change, new research finds it's endemic to the United...
A genome-wide screen in live hosts reveals new secrets of parasite ...
WEBJul 9, 2024 · To this end, researchers in Whitehead Institute Member Sebastian Lourido's lab, led by graduate student Christopher Giuliano, have now completed a genome-wide screen of the apicomplexan parasite...
Flesh-Eating Parasites May Be Expanding Their Range As Climate ... - NPR
WEBJun 25, 2021 · Scientists caution that as the planet warms, more Americans could be exposed to disfiguring varieties of the Leishmania parasite. Overtreatment can be a problem, too, experts warn.
This flesh-eating parasite spread by sand flies has foothold in U.S ...
WEBOct 20, 2023 · Once thought to be a danger largely reserved for travelers, a flesh-eating parasite known as Leishmania mexicana is now likely spreading locally through some sand flies native to the southern...
Researchers discover family of natural compounds that selectively …
WEBMay 8, 2024 · An international team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found a family of natural compounds with potential as new and more effective treatments for parasitic worms.
Warning in Los Angeles as rare brain-infecting raccoon parasite is ...
WEB1 day ago · The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced on Tuesday that two human cases of Baylisascaris procyonis – a parasite that can infect the brain, spinal cord and eyes – had been...
Researchers discover 'trojan horse' virus hiding in human parasite
WEBMay 31, 2024 · An international team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found a new RNA virus that they believe is hitching a ride with a common human parasite.
DNA-based bacterial parasite uses completely new DNA-editing …
WEBJun 26, 2024 · On Wednesday, a pair of papers in Nature describe a DNA-based parasite that moves itself around bacterial genomes through a mechanism that hasn't been previously described. It's nowhere near...
The host–parasite–virus triad - Nature Microbiology
WEB2 days ago · The ‘bug within a bug’ concept opens doors to new dynamics in multiscale host–parasite infections. Virus discovery studies are often plagued by a lack of validation that would associate ...
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