Residents, gardeners should take precautions to protect against deadly disease transmitted by snails, slugs, and animals that ingest them ...

Rat lungworm, a parasite that can infect certain animals and humans and prove fatal, was found in wild opossums, rats and a wallaby at the San Diego Zoo, according to a new study published by the U.S.

A brain-invading worm spread by rats and snails is making inroads into the United States. A study this week seems to show the ...