How whirling disease in B.C. could threaten a lucrative fishery
WEB1 day ago · A microscopic parasite that has the potential to wipe out entire populations of fish has made its way to B.C. Scientists are concerned because once whirling disease is present in an ecosystem, it ...
Pests and Parasites News -- ScienceDaily
WEB3 days ago · Pest and Parasite Research News. Read today's research on pests and parasites and consider ways to deal with them.
Parasitic infection - Latest research and news | Nature
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Parasitic infection describes the infection of a host with a particular parasite. Parasites are microorganisms that rely on other host organisms for their own survival. Many parasites do not...
Parasitology - Latest research and news | Nature
WEBParasitology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the biology of parasites and parasitic diseases, including the distribution, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology,...
A 'tropical disease' carried by sand flies is confirmed in a new ... - NPR
WEBNov 1, 2023 · Leishmaniasis, a disease spread by a parasite carried by sand flies, is generally considered a tropical disease. Now, thanks to climate change, new research finds it's endemic to the United...
A genome-wide screen in live hosts reveals new secrets of parasite ...
WEBJul 9, 2024 · To this end, researchers in Whitehead Institute Member Sebastian Lourido's lab, led by graduate student Christopher Giuliano, have now completed a genome-wide screen of the apicomplexan parasite...
Urgent action needed as malaria resists key drug - BBC
WEBJul 18, 2024 · Millions of lives are at risk unless urgent and radical action is taken to stop drug-resistant malaria spreading in Africa, scientists warn. Malaria parasites that can shrug off the effects of...
Parasite biology - Latest research and news - Nature
WEB6 days ago · Parasite biology is the study of all biological aspects of parasites and parasitic diseases, including the structure, growth, development, genetics, ecology and evolution of these organisms.
Scientists find malaria parasite takes its time within mosquito host …
WEBDec 22, 2023 · The malaria parasite is a master of adaptation. To complete its life cycle, the parasite must be transmitted from a mosquito to a human and then back to a mosquito again. Over millions of years...
Flesh-Eating Parasites May Be Expanding Their Range As Climate ... - NPR
WEBJun 25, 2021 · Scientists caution that as the planet warms, more Americans could be exposed to disfiguring varieties of the Leishmania parasite. Overtreatment can be a problem, too, experts warn.
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