Researchers said the parasite is "an emerging veterinary and public health concern." ...

"There was nowhere in this residence that they could have occupied without being within reach of urine or feces," the affidavit said.

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A parasitic worm capable of infecting the human brain has established local transmission in California for the first time, ...

Rat lungworm, a parasite that can infect certain animals and humans and prove fatal, was found in wild opossums, rats and a wallaby at the San Diego Zoo, according to a new study published by the U.S.

A brain-invading worm spread by rats and snails is making inroads into the United States. A study this week seems to show the ...

A neurological disease called rat lungworm has been found in wild animals and one zoo animal in San Diego County, marking its ...

That spider is one of several new animal species recently described by researchers in Vietnam, India, the Philippines, Borneo, and Peru. Each creature has evolved its own strategy for hiding in plain ...

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Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predators, altering how the animals behave and earning ...