Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall weren’t just defending the frontier—they were also battling parasites that made daily life ...

A resilient raccoon-carried parasite is rapidly spreading across Europe, posing a significant neurological risk to humans, ...

Raccoon roundworm has now spread to nine European countries, raising the risk of human infection, according to a review and analysis by Goethe University researchers published in Parasitology Research ...

The raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis can cause severe diseases in humans, including fatal brain damage.

The raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis can cause severe diseases in humans, including fatal brain damage. A research ...

Scientists claim that mature roundworms which live in the small intestine of raccoons can produce upto 180,000 eggs every day ...

(KTLA) — A rare parasitic infection that is linked to raccoons has been detected in two people in Southern California, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced. Baylisascaris ...

HAMPTON, Va. — A new study came out highlighting the top 10 cities in the United States with the highest roundworm infections, and at the end of October, Hampton topped the list. For a more in-depth ...

Roundworms are the most common parasites that infect cats. Cat and kitten roundworms live in the intestines, using up ingested nutrients and making your pet weak. This weakness can make your kitten ...

A “furmom” in Oregon has sworn off cooking for good after cracking open a Costco egg and finding a roundworm in it. The TikToker, who goes by Xiomis (@xiomis95), recorded herself in the middle of a ...

Scientists took a step back to a simpler organism -- a common roundworm -- and made a discovery about how the Ras oncogene chooses a signaling pathway and how the consequences of that choice play out ...

A resilient parasite carried by raccoons is spreading across Europe, posing a severe neurological threat to humans. Experts ...