Figure 2: Relationships between melanomacrophage aggregates and atrazine, phosphate and larval trematode loads. Table 1 Findings from mesocosm experiment examining the effect of atrazine on factors ...

Using heatmaps, CU Boulder researchers find that certain parasites congregate in certain parts of amphibians’ bodies, often to dire physical consequences Trematodes, also known as flukes, are a class ...

Dr. Tsukasa Waki from the Faculty of Science at Toho University, Dr. Takashi Kumagai from the Faculty of Health Sciences at Nippon Bunri University (formerly, Tokyo Medical and Dental University ...

Haplorchis pumilio is far from a household name. But scientists have just discovered a diabolical strategy these microscopic parasites use against their enemies that’s never been seen before. When ...

Southern Californians have been warned that more than 90 percent of popular game fish have been found to contain invasive, parasitic worms that can infect humans. Two species of the parasitic ...

Understanding temporal variation of host-pathogen dynamics can be important for predicting disease risks and anticipating how disease systems may change in response to natural or human disturbances.

In estuaries around the world, tiny trematode worms take over the bodies of aquatic snails. These parasitic flatworms invade the snail’s body and use its systems to support their colony, sometimes for ...