The cordyceps species in "The Last of Us," Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is real and does exactly what the show purports —just ...

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying that a flesh-eating parasite has moved further ...

The Department of Agriculture on Wednesday halted cattle shipments from Mexico to the United States over concerns of the New World screwworm parasite's rapid spread.

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California fish carry human-infecting parasites that can cause stroke or heart attack, researchers find Some of the fish contained thousands of the parasites ...

Researchers said the parasites were two species of flatworms known as trematodes. At no more than a few centimeters in length, the flukes – a class of flatworms – can result in weight loss or ...

More than 90 percent of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contain a parasite that is capable of inducing strokes or heart attacks in the humans who eat them. Researchers said the ...