Animal parasitic disease has characteristics of easy infection and transmission diversity, this makes it to become a major disease to wildlife. Although ...

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.

Ants are known to kill intruders when they are detected to protect the colony. To avoid attacks, ant crickets use various ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been ...

Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been developed. A better ...

Find out more about available formats and browse any associated online resources. Reflecting the enormous advances made in the field over the past ten years, this text synthesizes the latest ...

However, evolution has blurred these lines, equipping plants with extraordinary adaptations that mimic animal traits. From carnivorous plants that digest prey to parasitic species that siphon ...

It's all connected: coronaviruses and other emerging infectious diseases, loss of biodiversity, and destruction of the ...

A terrifying parasite that hasn’t beached North America ... Screwworm flies prefer to nest on the periphery of fresh wounds in warm-blooded animals — as well as humans — depositing hundreds ...

Copepods are one of the most abundant forms of life on Earth. They are dominant in the community of floating microscopic animals in the oceans, and also inhabit the microscopic spaces between sediment ...

In the highlands of southern Brazil sat an “aggressive” creature covered in scars and visibly infected by parasites. Something about the animal caught the attention of visiting scientists — and for ...