Malaria is caused by a parasite that is spread to humans by infected mosquitoes. In 2024, almost 282 million people worldwide were infected and 610,000 died, according to the World Health Organization ...

A McDonald’s customer said they found a parasite in a Filet-O-Fish sandwich. Reddit users explained why that can happen in wild-caught fish.

Nearly half of the total nominated films at the Academy Awards are international productions. Those numbers stand out, even in a year when the awards feel like a race between two distinctly American ...

The northward spread of parasite prompted the United States to close the border to cattle for the first time more than a year ago. The most recent closure has lasted since last summer.

Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the northeastern US, with many ticks carrying more than one pathogen, reports a recent analysis published in Ecosphere by researchers at Cary Institute of ...

Hawaii, the U.S. epicenter for the disease, offers a preview of what may come next.

Angiostrongylus cantonensis—commonly known as rat lungworm—a parasite that can cause a form of meningitis in people, was detected in wild opossums and rats, as well as in a zoo‑housed animal, at the ...

Scientists have identified a unique protein, ARK1, which is essential for the malaria parasite's survival and transmission, offering a promising new target for antimalaria drugs.

Parasites lacking ARK1 failed to complete their development in vertebrate host cells or mosquitoes, preventing them from spreading disease. Given the importance of ARK1 for malaria parasites, this ...