The marine-parasite researcher, Chelsea Wood, studied changes in parasitic nematode worms—specifically ... Both of the parasitec can cause illness in humans who eat undercooked or raw fish ...

The identification of chemosensory mechanisms that shape the interaction between parasitic nematodes and their human hosts may help scientists design new drugs that target the CO 2-sensing pathway.

This aligns with findings from Cameroon, where a study on strongylid nematodes in humans and great apes showed a high diversity of parasites shared between the two groups, further illustrating the ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

People love the taste of sugar beets' primary byproduct: white sugar. Soilborne cyst nematodes—parasitic, microscopic ...

didactylus (Latreille) (the "changa") in Puerto Rico, are being managed with an entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema scapterisci (Nguyen and Smart) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), and a parasitic ...