A bacterial parasite can infiltrate the nuclei of deep-sea mussels, take control of the cell and reproduce to over 80,000 cells, all while the host is alive. Now, we know how. Researchers at the Max ...

A recent breakthrough sheds light on how the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, invades human red blood cells. The study reveals the role of a sugar called sialic acid in this invasion process.

Malaria parasites invade red blood cells through a tightly orchestrated sequence of events involving initial contact, reorientation of the merozoite apex towards the erythrocyte membrane, formation of ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the state Parks and Wildlife Department and Animal Health Commission to form a joint response team to combat the spread of the New World screwworm. “The recent ...

Texas is ramping up preparations to meet the looming invasion of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly threatening the state’s multibillion-dollar livestock industry. The insect is typically found in ...

Danger to our food supply is lurking at the US-Mexico border. A terrifying parasite that hasn’t breached North America in over a century has reemerged in Mexico, the US Department of Agriculture has ...

Federal and state officials, and farmers and ranchers across the country, have been increasingly concerned about the possible presence of a flesh-eating parasite called the New World screwworm. While ...

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii cysts contain multiple parasite subtypes, not just one sleeping form.